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1 - Have they made thee ruler? be not lifted up: be among them as one of them.

2 - Have care of them, and so sit down, and when thou hast acquitted thyself of all thy charge, take thy place:

3 - That thou mayst rejoice for them, and receive a crown as an ornament of grace, and get the honour of the contribution.

4 - Speak, thou that art elder: for it becometh thee,

5 - To speak the first word with careful knowledge, and hinder not music.

6 - Where there is no hearing, pour not out words, and be not lifted up out of season with thy wisdom.

7 - A concert of music in a banquet of wine is as a carbuncle set in gold.

8 - As a signet of an emerald in a work of gold: so is the melody of music with pleasant and moderate wine.

9 - Hear in silence, and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee.

10 - Young man, scarcely speak in thy own cause.

11 - If thou be asked twice, let thy answer be short.

12 - In many things be as if thou wert ignorant, and hear in silence and withal seeking.

13 - In the company of great men take not upon thee: and when the ancients are present, speak not much.

14 - Before a storm goeth lightning: and before shamefacedness goeth favour: and for thy reverence good grace shall come to thee.

15 - And at the time of rising be not slack: but be first to run home to thy house, and there withdraw thyself, and there take thy pastime.

16 - And do what thou hast a mind, but not in sin or proud speech.

17 - And for all these things bless the Lord, that made thee, and that replenisheth thee with all his good things.

18 - He that feareth the Lord, will receive his discipline: and they that will seek him early, shall find a blessing.

19 - He that seeketh the law, shall be filled with it: and he that dealeth deceitfully, shall meet with a stumblingblock therein.

20 - They that fear the Lord, shall find just judgment, and shall kindle justice as a light.

21 - A sinful man will flee reproof, and will find an excuse according to his will.

22 - A man of counsel will not neglect understanding, a strange and proud man will not dread fear:

23 - Even after he hath done with fear without counsel, he shall be controlled by the things of his own seeking.

24 - My son, do thou nothing without counsel, and thou shalt not repent when thou hast done.

25 - Go not in the way of ruin, and thou shalt not stumble against the stones: trust not thyself to a rugged way, lest thou set a stumblingblock to thy soul.

26 - And beware of thy own children, and take heed of them of thy household.

27 - In every work of thine regard thy soul in faith: for this is the keeping of the commandments.

28 - He that believeth God, taketh heed to the commandments: and he that trusteth in him, shall fare never the worse.