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1 - My son! my law forget not, And my commands let thy heart keep,

2 - For length of days and years, Life and peace they do add to thee.

3 - Let not kindness and truth forsake thee, Bind them on thy neck, Write them on the tablet of thy heart,

4 - And find grace and good understanding In the eyes of God and man.

5 - Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

6 - In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

7 - Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

8 - Healing it is to thy navel, And moistening to thy bones.

9 - Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

10 - And filled are thy barns <FI>with<Fi> plenty, And <FI>with<Fi> new wine thy presses break forth.

11 - Chastisement of Jehovah, my son, despise not, And be not vexed with His reproof,

12 - For whom Jehovah loveth He reproveth, Even as a father the son He is pleased with.

13 - O the happiness of a man <FI>who<Fi> hath found wisdom, And of a man <FI>who<Fi> bringeth forth understanding.

14 - For better <FI>is<Fi> her merchandise Than the merchandise of silver, And than gold--her increase.

15 - Precious she <FI>is<Fi> above rubies, And all thy pleasures are not comparable to her.

16 - Length of days <FI>is<Fi> in her right hand, In her left <FI>are<Fi> wealth and honour.

17 - Her ways <FI>are<Fi> ways of pleasantness, And all her paths <FI>are<Fi> peace.

18 - A tree of life she <FI>is<Fi> to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her <FI>is<Fi> happy.

19 - Jehovah by wisdom did found the earth, He prepared the heavens by understanding.

20 - By His knowledge depths have been rent, And clouds do drop dew.

21 - My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

22 - And they are life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

23 - Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

24 - If thou liest down, thou art not afraid, Yea, thou hast lain down, And sweet hath been thy sleep.

25 - Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

26 - For Jehovah is at thy side, And He hath kept thy foot from capture.

27 - Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> .

28 - Say not thou to thy friend, `Go, and return, and to-morrow I give,' And substance with thee.

29 - Devise not against thy neighbour evil, And he sitting confidently with thee.

30 - Strive not with a man without cause, If he have not done thee evil.

31 - Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

32 - For an abomination to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the perverted, And with the upright <FI>is<Fi> His secret counsel.

33 - The curse of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> in the house of the wicked. And the habitation of the righteous He blesseth.

34 - If the scorners He doth scorn, Yet to the humble He doth give grace.

35 - Honour do the wise inherit, And fools are bearing away shame!