¹ My son, do not forget my law, but let thy heart keep my commandments.

² For length of days, and years of life, and peace, they will 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 thou shall 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 thy barns shall be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.

¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah, nor be weary of his reproof.

¹² For whom Jehovah loves he reproves, and he whips every son whom he receives.

¹³ Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.

¹⁴ For the gain of it is better than the gain of silver, and the profit of it than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things thou can desire are to be compared to 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 those who lay hold upon her. And happy is everyone who retains 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 they shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

²³ Then thou shall walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

²⁴ When thou lie down, thou shall not be afraid. Yea, thou shall lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

²⁵ Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes.

²⁶ For Jehovah will be thy confidence, and will keep thy foot from being taken.

²⁷ Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

²⁸ Do not say to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give, when thou have it by thee.

²⁹ Do not devise evil against thy neighbor, since he dwells securely by thee.

³⁰ Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done thee no harm.

³¹ Do not envy thou the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.

³² For the perverse man is an abomination to Jehovah, but his friendship is with the upright.

³³ The curse of Jehovah is in the house of a wicked man, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

³⁴ Surely the Lord is opposed to the arrogant, but he gives grace to the lowly.

³⁵ The wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the promotion of fools.