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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.
for I am giving you good guidance.
Don’t turn away from my instructions.
Don’t turn away from my instructions.
I give you sound learning,
so do not forsake my teaching.
so do not forsake my teaching.
For I, too, was once my father’s son,
tenderly loved as my mother’s only child.
tenderly loved as my mother’s only child.
For I too was a son to my father,
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
still tender, and cherished by my mother.
My father taught me,
“Take my words to heart.
Follow my commands, and you will live.
“Take my words to heart.
Follow my commands, and you will 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; develop good judgment.
Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.
Get wisdom, get understanding;
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
do not forget my words or turn away from them.
Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you.
Love her, and she will guard you.
Love her, and she will guard 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.
Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do!
And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.
If you prize wisdom, she will make you great.
Embrace her, and she will honor you.
Embrace her, and she will honor you.
Cherish her, and she will exalt you;
embrace her, and she will honor you.
embrace her, and she will honor you.
She will place a lovely wreath on your head;
she will present you with a beautiful crown.”
she will present you with a beautiful crown.”
She will give you a garland to grace your head
and present you with a glorious crown.”
and present you with a glorious crown.”
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 will teach you wisdom’s ways
and lead you in straight paths.
and lead you in straight paths.
I instruct you in the way of wisdom
and lead you along straight paths.
and lead you along straight paths.
When you walk, you won’t be held back;
when you run, you won’t stumble.
when you run, you won’t 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 hold of my instructions; don’t let them go.
Guard them, for they are the key to life.
Guard them, for they are the key to 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.
Don’t do as the wicked do,
and don’t follow the path of evildoers.
and don’t follow the path of evildoers.
Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.
or walk in the way of evildoers.
Don’t even think about it; don’t go that way.
Turn away and keep moving.
Turn away and keep moving.
Avoid it, do not travel on it;
turn from it and go on your way.
turn from it and go on your way.
For evil people can’t sleep until they’ve done their evil deed for the day.
They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.
They can’t rest until they’ve caused someone to stumble.
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.
They eat the food 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 way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
which shines ever brighter until the full light of day.
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 way of the wicked is like total darkness.
They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
They have no idea what they are stumbling over.
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 child, pay attention to what I say.
Listen carefully to my words.
Listen carefully to my words.
My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
turn your ear to my words.
Don’t lose sight of them.
Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
Let them penetrate deep into your heart,
Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart;
keep them within your heart;
for they bring life to those who find them,
and healing to their whole body.
and healing to their whole body.
for they are life to those who find them
and health to one’s whole body.
and health to one’s whole body.
Guard your heart above all else,
for it determines the course of your life.
for it determines the course of your life.
Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it.
for everything you do flows from it.
Avoid all perverse talk;
stay away from corrupt speech.
stay away from corrupt speech.
Keep your mouth free of perversity;
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
Look straight ahead,
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
and fix your eyes on what lies before you.
Let your eyes look straight ahead;
fix your gaze directly before you.
fix your gaze directly before you.
Mark out a straight path for your feet;
stay on the safe path.
stay on the safe path.