| 1 | My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments; |
| 2 | for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee. |
| 3 | Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart: |
| 4 | and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. |
| 5 | Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence; |
| 6 | in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths. |
| 7 | Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil: |
| 8 | it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones. |
| 9 | Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase; |
| 10 | so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine. |
| 11 | My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement; |
| 12 | for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. |
| 13 | Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. |
| 14 | For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold. |
| 15 | She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her. |
| 16 | Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour. |
| 17 | Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. |
| 18 | She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her. |
| 19 | Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens. |
| 20 | By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew. |
| 21 | My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion: |
| 22 | so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck. |
| 23 | Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble; |
| 24 | when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet. |
| 25 | Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh; |
| 26 | for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken. |
| 27 | Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it. |
| 28 | Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee. |
| 29 | Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. |
| 30 | Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm. |
| 31 | Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways. |
| 32 | For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright. |
| 33 | The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous. |
| 34 | He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly. |
| 35 | The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish. |
