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Wisdom Bestows Well-Being
My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
Trust in the Lord
My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;
My son, forget not my teaching, and let thy heart observe my commandments;
for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity.
and bring you peace and prosperity.
for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.
Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
Let not loving-kindness and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Then you will win favor and a good name
in the sight of God and man.
in the sight of God and man.
and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
and lean not on your own understanding;
Confide in Jehovah with all thy heart, and lean not unto thine own intelligence;
in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
fear the Lord and shun evil.
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.
and nourishment to your bones.
it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.
Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops;
with the firstfruits of all your crops;
Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.
and your vats will brim over with new wine.
so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,
and do not resent his rebuke,
and do not resent his rebuke,
My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Blessed are those who find wisdom,
those who gain understanding,
those who gain understanding,
Blessed is He who Finds Wisdom
Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
for she is more profitable than silver
and yields better returns than gold.
and yields better returns than gold.
For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.
She is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire can compare with her.
nothing you desire can compare with her.
She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.
Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
in her left hand are riches and honor.
Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.
Her ways are pleasant ways,
and all her paths are peace.
and all her paths are peace.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her;
those who hold her fast will be blessed.
those who hold her fast will be blessed.
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.
By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations,
by understanding he set the heavens in place;
by understanding he set the heavens in place;
Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.
by his knowledge the watery depths were divided,
and the clouds let drop the dew.
and the clouds let drop the dew.
By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
My son, do not let wisdom and understanding out of your sight,
preserve sound judgment and discretion;
preserve sound judgment and discretion;
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:
they will be life for you,
an ornament to grace your neck.
an ornament to grace your neck.
so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
Then you will go on your way in safety,
and your foot will not stumble.
and your foot will not stumble.
Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, and thy foot shall not stumble;
When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
when you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.
when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid, but thou shalt lie down and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Have no fear of sudden disaster
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
for the Lord will be at your side
and will keep your foot from being snared.
and will keep your foot from being snared.
for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken.
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,
when it is in your power to act.
when it is in your power to act.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
Do not say to your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you” —
when you already have it with you.
“Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you” —
when you already have it with you.
Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.
Do not plot harm against your neighbor,
who lives trustfully near you.
who lives trustfully near you.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not accuse anyone for no reason —
when they have done you no harm.
when they have done you no harm.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Do not envy the violent
or choose any of their ways.
or choose any of their ways.
Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
For the Lord detests the perverse
but takes the upright into his confidence.
but takes the upright into his confidence.
For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.
The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked,
but he blesses the home of the righteous.
but he blesses the home of the righteous.
The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
He mocks proud mockers
but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.