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Get Wisdom at Any Cost
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;
pay attention and gain understanding.
Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;
pay attention and gain understanding.
A Father’s Instruction
Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father,
And give attention that you may gain understanding,
Hear, O sons, the instruction of a father,
And give attention that you may gain understanding,
I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
so do not forsake my teaching.
For I give you sound teaching;
Do not abandon my instruction.
Do not abandon my instruction.
For I too was a son to my father,
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
When I was a son to my father,
Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,
Tender and the only son in the sight of my mother,
Then he taught me, and he said to me,
“Take hold of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands, and you will live.
“Take hold of my words with all your heart;
keep my commands, and you will live.
Then 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;
Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Acquire wisdom! Acquire 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 wisdom, and she will protect you;
love her, and she will watch over you.
love her, and she will watch over you.
“Do not forsake her, and she will guard you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.
Love her, and she will watch over you.
“The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;
And with all your acquiring, get understanding.
And with all your acquiring, get understanding.
Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
embrace her, and she will honor you.
“Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.
She will honor you if you embrace her.
She will give you a garland to grace your head
and present you with a glorious crown.”
and present you with a glorious crown.”
“She will place on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”
Listen, my son, accept what I say,
and the years of your life will be many.
and the years of your life will be many.
Hear, my son, and accept my sayings
And the years of your life will be many.
And the years of your life will be many.
I instruct you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths.
and lead you along straight paths.
I have directed you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in upright paths.
I have led you in upright paths.
When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when you run, you will not stumble.
when you run, you will not stumble.
When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;
And if you run, you will not stumble.
And if you run, you will not stumble.
Hold on to instruction, do not let it go;
guard it well, for it is your life.
guard it well, for it is your life.
Take hold of instruction; do not let go.
Guard her, for she is your life.
Guard her, for she is your life.
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.
or walk in the way of evildoers.
Do not enter the path of the wicked
And do not proceed in the way of evil men.
And do not proceed in the way of evil men.
Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
turn from it and go on your way.
Avoid it, do not pass by it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
Turn away from it and pass on.
For they cannot rest until they do evil;
they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
they are robbed of sleep till they make someone stumble.
For they cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
And they are robbed of sleep unless they make someone stumble.
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.
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun,
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.
But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know what makes them stumble.
they do not know what makes them stumble.
The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know over what they stumble.
They do not know over what they stumble.
My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
turn your ear to my words.
My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
Incline your ear to my sayings.
Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
keep them within your heart;
Do not let them depart from your sight;
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 one’s whole body.
and health to one’s whole body.
For they are life to those who find them
And health to all their body.
And health to all their body.
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
for everything you do flows from it.
Watch over your heart with all diligence,
For from it flow the springs of life.
For from it flow the springs of life.
Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Put away from you a deceitful mouth
And put devious speech far from you.
And put devious speech far from you.
Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
fix your gaze directly before you.
Let your eyes look directly ahead
And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
And let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you.
Watch the path of your feet
And all your ways will be established.
And all your ways will be established.