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.