- 1. My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:
- 2. For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
- 3. Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
- 4. So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.
- 5. Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
- 6. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
- 7. Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
- 8. It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.
- 9. Honor 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 chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:
- 12. For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
- 13. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
- 14. For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
- 15. She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
- 16. Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
- 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 every one that retaineth her.
- 19. Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.
- 20. By his knowledge the depths 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 to 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: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
- 25. Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:
- 26. For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And 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 neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.
- 29. Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
- 30. Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
- 31. Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
- 32. For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship 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. Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly.
- 35. The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.
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