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Guidance for the Young
My son, do not forget my law,
But let your heart keep my commands;
My son, do not forget my law,
But let your heart keep my commands;
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 length of days and long life
And peace they will add to you.
And peace they will add to you.
for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.
Let not mercy and truth forsake 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:
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 depart from evil.
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
it shall be health for thy navel, and moisture for thy bones.
Honor the Lord with your possessions,
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
And with the firstfruits of all your increase;
Honour Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase;
So your barns will be filled with plenty,
And your vats will overflow with new wine.
And your vats will overflow 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 chastening of the Lord,
Nor detest His correction;
Nor detest His correction;
My son, despise not the instruction of Jehovah, neither be weary of his chastisement;
For whom the Lord loves He corrects,
Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
Just as a father the son in whom he delights.
for whom Jehovah loveth he chasteneth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
And the man who gains 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 her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
And her gain than fine gold.
For the gain thereof is better than the gain of silver, and her revenue than fine gold.
She is more precious than rubies,
And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
And all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
She is more precious than rubies; and all the things thou canst desire are not equal unto her.
Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
In her left hand riches and honor.
Length of days is in her right hand; in her left hand riches and honour.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
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 them that lay hold upon her; and happy is he that retaineth her.
The Lord by wisdom founded the earth;
By understanding He established the heavens;
By understanding He established the heavens;
Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he established the heavens.
By His knowledge the depths were broken up,
And clouds drop down the dew.
And clouds drop down the dew.
By his knowledge the deeps were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
My son, let them not depart from your eyes —
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
Keep sound wisdom and discretion;
My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; keep sound wisdom and discretion:
So they will be life to your soul
And grace to your neck.
And grace to your neck.
so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy neck.
Then you will walk safely in your way,
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;
Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.
Yes, you will lie down and 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.
Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;
Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh;
For the Lord will be your confidence,
And will keep your foot from being caught.
And will keep your foot from being caught.
for Jehovah shall be thy confidence, and he will keep thy foot from being taken.
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,
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.
“Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you 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 devise evil against your neighbor,
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
For he dwells by you for safety’s sake.
Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
Do not strive with a man without cause,
If he has done you no harm.
If he has done you no harm.
Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
Do not envy the oppressor,
And choose none of his ways;
And choose none of his ways;
Envy not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.
For the perverse person is an abomination to the Lord,
But His secret counsel is with the upright.
But His secret counsel is with the upright.
For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.
The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the home of the just.
But He blesses the home of the just.
The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; but he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.
But gives grace to the humble.
He indeed scorneth the scorners; but he giveth grace unto the lowly.