1<\/sup>My son, do not forget my law, but let your heart guard my precepts.<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>For they shall set before you length of days, and years of life, and peace.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>Let not mercy and truth abandon you: encircle them around your throat, and inscribe them on the tablets of your heart.<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>And so shall you discover grace and good discipline, in the sight of God and men.<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Have confidence in the Lord with all your heart, and do not depend upon your own prudence.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>In all your ways, consider him, and he himself will direct your steps.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>Do not seem wise to yourself. Fear God, and withdraw from evil.<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>Certainly, it shall be health to your navel, and refreshment to your bones.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>Honor the Lord with your substance, and give to him from the first of all your fruits,<\/span> <\/p>\n 10<\/sup>and then your storehouses will be filled with abundance, and your presses shall overflow with wine.<\/span> <\/p>\n 11<\/sup>My son, do not discard the discipline of the Lord, and do not fall away when you are corrected by him.<\/span> <\/p>\n 12<\/sup>For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.<\/span> <\/p>\n 13<\/sup>Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and who advances to prudence.<\/span> <\/p>\n 14<\/sup>Her acquisition is better than trading in silver, and her fruit is better than the first and purest gold.<\/span> <\/p>\n 15<\/sup>She is more precious than all riches, and all that can be desired cannot prevail in comparison to her.<\/span> <\/p>\n 16<\/sup>Length of days is at her right hand, and at her left hand is wealth and glory.<\/span> <\/p>\n 17<\/sup>Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceful.<\/span> <\/p>\n 18<\/sup>She is a tree of life to those who overtake her, and he who shall take hold of her is blessed.<\/span> <\/p>\n 19<\/sup>The Lord founded the earth on wisdom. He secured the heavens with prudence.<\/span> <\/p>\n 20<\/sup>By his wisdom, the abyss erupted and the clouds increased with dew.<\/span> <\/p>\n 21<\/sup>My son, let not these things move away from your eyes. Preserve law as well as counsel.<\/span> <\/p>\n 22<\/sup>And so shall there be life in your soul and grace in your voice.<\/span> <\/p>\n 23<\/sup>Then you shall walk confidently in your way, and your feet will not stumble.<\/span> <\/p>\n 24<\/sup>When you slumber, you shall not fear. When you rest, your sleep also will be sweet.<\/span> <\/p>\n 25<\/sup>Do not fear unexpected terror, nor the power of the impious falling upon you.<\/span> <\/p>\n 26<\/sup>For the Lord will be at your side, and he will guard your feet, so that you may not be seized.<\/span> <\/p>\n 27<\/sup>Do not prevent him who is able from doing good. When you are able, do good yourself too.<\/span> <\/p>\n 28<\/sup>Do not say to your friend: “Go away, and then return. Tomorrow I will give to you.” When you are able to do so, give in the present.<\/span> <\/p>\n 29<\/sup>Do not undertake evil against your friend, even though he has trust in you.<\/span> <\/p>\n 30<\/sup>Do not contend against a man without cause, even though he has done no evil to you.<\/span> <\/p>\n 31<\/sup>Do not rival an unjust man, and do not imitate his ways.<\/span> <\/p>\n 32<\/sup>For everyone who ridicules is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is for the simple.<\/span> <\/p>\n 33<\/sup>Destitution in the house of the impious is from the Lord. But the habitations of the just shall be blessed.<\/span> <\/p>\n 34<\/sup>He will ridicule those who ridicule, but he will bestow grace upon the mild.<\/span> <\/p>\n 35<\/sup>The wise will possess glory. The exaltation of the foolish is disgraceful.<\/span> <\/p>\n