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| 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. |