| 1 My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments. | |
| 2 For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace. | |
| 3 Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart: | |
| 4 And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men. | |
| 5 Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence. | |
| 6 In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps. | |
| 7 I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil: | |
| 8 For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones. | |
| 9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits: | |
| 10 And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine. | |
| 11 My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him: | |
| 12 For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself. | |
| 13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence: | |
| 14 The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold: | |
| 15 She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her. | |
| 16 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory. | |
| 17 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable. | |
| 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed. | |
| 19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence. | |
| 20 By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew. | |
| 21 My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel: | |
| 22 And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth. | |
| 23 Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble: | |
| 24 If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet. | |
| 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee. | |
| 26 For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken. | |
| 27 Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also. | |
| 28 Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present. | |
| 29 Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee. | |
| 30 Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil. | |
| 31 Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways: | |
| 32 For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple. | |
| 33 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed. | |
| 34 He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace. | |
| 35 The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace. | |
