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Security in Wisdom
Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
for I give you good precepts;
do not forsake my teaching.
do not forsake my teaching.
For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
Do not forsake my law.
When I was a son with my father,
tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,
tender, the only one in the sight of my mother,
When I was my father’s son,
Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
keep my commandments, and live.
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
keep my commandments, and live.
He also taught me, and said to me:
“Let your heart retain my words;
Keep my commands, and live.
“Let your heart retain my words;
Keep my commands, and live.
Get wisdom; get insight;
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
Get wisdom! Get understanding!
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
Do not forsake her, and she will keep you;
love her, and she will guard you.
love her, and she will guard you.
Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
Love her, and she will keep you.
Love her, and she will keep you.
The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom,
and whatever you get, get insight.
and whatever you get, get insight.
Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
she will honor you if you embrace her.
she will honor you if you embrace her.
Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
She will place on your head a graceful garland;
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”
she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.”
She will place on your head an ornament of grace;
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.”
Hear, my son, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many.
that the years of your life may be many.
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
And the years of your life will be many.
And the years of your life will be many.
I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
I have taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths.
I have led you in right paths.
When you walk, your step will not be hampered,
and if you run, you will not stumble.
and if you run, you will not stumble.
When you walk, your steps will not be hindered,
And when you run, you will not stumble.
And when you run, you will not stumble.
Keep hold of instruction; do not let go;
guard her, for she is your life.
guard her, for she is your life.
Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.
Keep her, for she is your life.
Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of the evil.
and do not walk in the way of the evil.
Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.
And do not walk in the way of evil.
Avoid it; do not go on it;
turn away from it and pass on.
turn away from it and pass on.
Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
Turn away from it and pass on.
For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
For they eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
and drink the wine of violence.
For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
And drink the wine of violence.
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know over what they stumble.
they do not know over what they stumble.
The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.
They do not know what makes them stumble.
My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
incline your ear to my sayings.
My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
Incline your ear to my sayings.
Let them not escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
keep them within your heart.
Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
And health to all their flesh.
Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
for from it flow the springs of life.
Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
For out of it spring the issues of life.
Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.
and put devious talk far from you.
Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
and your gaze be straight before you.
Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
And your eyelids look right before you.
Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.
And let all your ways be established.