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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;
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.
For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.
Do not forsake my law.
I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
so do not forsake my teaching.
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,
For I too was a son to my father,
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
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.
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.
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.
Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
Love her, and she will keep you.
Love her, and she will keep you.
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.
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.
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.
Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
embrace her, and she will honor you.
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.”
She will give you a garland to grace your head
and present you with a glorious crown.”
and present you with a glorious crown.”
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.
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.
I have taught you in the way of wisdom;
I have led you in right paths.
I have led you in right paths.
I instruct you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths.
and lead you along straight paths.
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.
When you walk, your steps will not be hampered;
when you run, you will not stumble.
when you run, you will not stumble.
Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
Keep her, for she is your life.
Keep her, for she is your life.
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.
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.
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.
or walk in the way of evildoers.
Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
Turn away from it and pass on.
Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
turn from it and go on your way.
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 eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
And drink the wine of violence.
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.
The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.
They do not know what makes them stumble.
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.
My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
Incline your ear to my sayings.
My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
turn your ear to my words.
Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
keep them within your heart;
For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.
And health to all their flesh.
for they are life to those who find them
and health to one’s whole body.
and health to one’s whole body.
Keep your heart with all diligence,
For out of it spring the issues of life.
For out of it spring the issues of life.
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
for everything you do flows from it.
Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Let your eyes look straight ahead,
And your eyelids look right before you.
And your eyelids look right before you.
Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
fix your gaze directly before you.
Ponder the path of your feet,
And let all your ways be established.
And let all your ways be established.