| [1] | My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: |
| [2] | For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. |
| [3] | Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: |
| [4] | So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. |
| [5] | Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. |
| [6] | In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. |
| [7] | Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. |
| [8] | It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. |
| [9] | Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: |
| [10] | So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. |
| [11] | My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: |
| [12] | For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; 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 merchandise of it [is] better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. |
| [15] | She [is] more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. |
| [16] | Length of days [is] in her right hand; [and] 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 every one] that retaineth her. |
| [19] | The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. |
| [20] | By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. |
| [21] | My son, let not them 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 safely, 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 the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken. |
| [27] | Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine 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 thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. |
| [32] | For the froward [is] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous. |
| [33] | The curse of the LORD [is] in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. |
| [34] | Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly. |
| [35] | The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools. |