1 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know
2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
3 For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of
4 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my
5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from
6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she
7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all
8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to
9 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of
10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life
11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou
13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she
14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of
15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of
18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth
19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they
20 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of
22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all
23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues
24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far
25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight
26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.
27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from