My son,
forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my
commandments:
02 For length of days, and long life, and peace,
shall they add to thee.
03 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind
them about thy neck; write them upon the table of
thine heart:
04 So shalt thou find favour and good
understanding in the sight of God and man.
05 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and
lean not unto thine own understanding.
06 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall
direct thy paths.
07 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord,
and depart from evil.
08 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to
thy bones.
09 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with
the firstfruits of all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and
thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the
Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
12 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even
as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the
man that getteth understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the
merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than
fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the
things thou canst desire are not to be compared
unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in
her left hand riches and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her
paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold
upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth
her.
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19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by
understanding hath he established the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and
the clouds drop down the dew.
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes:
keep sound wisdom and discretion:
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace
to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and
thy foot shall not stumble.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be
afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep
shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the
desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and
shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come
again, and to-morrow I will give; when thou hast
it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing
he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he
have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none
of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord:
but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the
wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the
just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth
grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall
be the promotion of fools.
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