1Hear[H8085], ye children[H1121], the instruction[H4148] of a father[H1], and attend[H7181] to know[H3045]understanding[H998].
2
For I give[H5414] you good[H2896]doctrine[H3948], forsake[H5800] ye not my law[H8451].
3
For I was my father's son[H1121], tender[H7390] and only[H3173] beloved in the sight[H6440] of my mother[H517].
4
He taught[H3384] me also, and said[H559] unto me, Let thine heart[H3820]retain[H8551] my words[H1697]: keep[H8104] my commandments[H4687], and live[H2421].
5Get[H7069]wisdom[H2451], get[H7069]understanding[H998]: forget[H7911] it not; neither decline[H5186] from the words[H561] of my mouth[H6310].
6Forsake[H5800] her not, and she shall preserve[H8104] thee: love[H157] her, and she shall keep[H5341] thee.
7Wisdom[H2451] is the principal thing[H7225]; therefore get[H7069]wisdom[H2451]: and with all thy getting[H7075]get[H7069]understanding[H998].
8Exalt[H5549] her, and she shall promote[H7311] thee: she shall bring thee to honour[H3513], when thou dost embrace[H2263] her.
9
She shall give[H5414] to thine head[H7218] an ornament[H3880] of grace[H2580]: a crown[H5850] of glory[H8597] shall she deliver[H4042] to thee.
10Hear[H8085], O my son[H1121], and receive[H3947] my sayings[H561]; and the years[H8141] of thy life[H2416] shall be many[H7235].
11
I have taught[H3384] thee in the way[H1870] of wisdom[H2451]; I have led[H1869] thee in right[H3476]paths[H4570].
12
When thou goest[H3212], thy steps[H6806] shall not be straitened[H3334]; and when thou runnest[H7323], thou shalt not stumble[H3782].
13
Take fast hold[H2388] of instruction[H4148]; let her not go[H7503]: keep[H5341] her; for she is thy life[H2416].
14Enter[H935] not into the path[H734] of the wicked[H7563], and go[H833] not in the way[H1870] of evil[H7451] men.
15Avoid[H6544] it, pass[H5674] not by it, turn[H7847] from it, and pass[H5674]away[H5674].
16
For they sleep[H3462] not, except they have done mischief[H7489]; and their sleep[H8142] is taken away[H1497], unless they cause some to fall[H3782].
17
For they eat[H3898] the bread[H3899] of wickedness[H7562], and drink[H8354] the wine[H3196] of violence[H2555].
18
But the path[H734] of the just[H6662] is as the shining[H5051]light[H216], that shineth[H215]more[H1980] and more[H1980] unto the perfect[H3559]day[H3117].
19
The way[H1870] of the wicked[H7563] is as darkness[H653]: they know[H3045] not at what they stumble[H3782].
20
My son[H1121], attend[H7181] to my words[H1697]; incline[H5186] thine ear[H241] unto my sayings[H561].
21
Let them not depart[H3868] from thine eyes[H5869]; keep[H8104] them in the midst[H8432] of thine heart[H3824].
22
For they are life[H2416] unto those that find[H4672] them, and health[H4832] to all their flesh[H1320].
23Keep[H5341] thy heart[H3820] with all diligence[H4929]; for out of it are the issues[H8444] of life[H2416].
24
Put away[H5493] from thee a froward[H6143]mouth[H6310], and perverse[H3891]lips[H8193] put far[H7368] from thee.
25
Let thine eyes[H5869]look[H5027] right on[H5227], and let thine eyelids[H6079]look[H5027]straight[H3474] before thee.
26Ponder[H6424] the path[H4570] of thy feet[H7272], and let all thy ways[H1870] be established[H3559].
27Turn[H5186] not to the right hand[H3225] nor to the left[H8040]: remove[H5493] thy foot[H7272] from evil[H7451].