1 Hear 8085, ye children 1121, the instruction 4148 of a father 1, and attend 7181 to know 3045 understanding 998.
2 For I give 5414 you good 2896 doctrine 3948, forsake 5800 ye not my law 8451.
3 For I was my father's 1 son 1121, tender 7390 and only 3173 beloved in the sight 6440 of my mother 517.
4 He taught 3384 me also, and said 559 unto me, Let thine heart 3820 retain 8551 my words 1697: keep 8104 my commandments 4687, and live 2421.
5 Get 7069 wisdom 2451, get 7069 understanding 998: forget 7911 it not; neither decline 5186 from the words 561 of my mouth 6310.
6 Forsake 5800 her not, and she shall preserve 8104 thee: love 157 her, and she shall keep 5341 thee.
7 Wisdom 2451 is the principal thing 7225; therefore get 7069 wisdom 2451: and with all thy getting 7075 get understanding 998.
8 Exalt 5549 her, and she shall promote 7311 thee: she shall bring thee to honour 3513, when thou dost embrace 2263 her.
9 She shall give 5414 to thine head 7218 an ornament 3880 of grace 2580: a crown 5850 of glory 8597 shall she deliver 4042 to thee.
10 Hear 8085, O my son 1121, and receive 3947 my sayings 561; and the years 8141 of thy life 2416 shall be many 7235.
11 I have taught 3384 thee in the way 1870 of wisdom 2451; I have led 1869 thee in right 3476 paths 4570.
12 When thou goest 3212, thy steps 6806 shall not be straitened 3334; and when thou runnest 7323, thou shalt not stumble 3782.
13 Take fast hold 2388 of instruction 4148; let her not go 7503: keep 5341 her; for she is thy life 2416.
14 Enter 935 not into the path 734 of the wicked 7563, and go 833 not in the way 1870 of evil 7451 men.
15 Avoid 6544 it, pass 5674 not by it, turn 7847 from it, and pass away 5674.
16 For they sleep 3462 not, except they have done mischief 7489; and their sleep 8142 is taken away 1497, unless they cause some to fall 3782 3782.
17 For they eat 3898 the bread 3899 of wickedness 7562, and drink 8354 the wine 3196 of violence 2555.
18 But the path 734 of the just 6662 is as the shining 5051 light 216, that shineth 215 more 1980 and more unto the perfect 3559 day 3117.
19 The way 1870 of the wicked 7563 is as darkness 653: they know 3045 not at what they stumble 3782.
20 My son 1121, attend 7181 to my words 1697; incline 5186 thine ear 241 unto my sayings 561.
21 Let them not depart 3868 from thine eyes 5869; keep 8104 them in the midst 8432 of thine heart 3824.
22 For they are life 2416 unto those that find 4672 them, and health 4832 to all their flesh 1320.
23 Keep 5341 thy heart 3820 with all diligence 4929; for out of it are the issues 8444 of life 2416.
24 Put away 5493 from thee a froward 6143 mouth 6310, and perverse 3891 lips 8193 put far 7368 from thee.
25 Let thine eyes 5869 look 5027 right on 5227, and let thine eyelids 6079 look straight 3474 before thee.
26 Ponder 6424 the path 4570 of thy feet 7272, and let all thy ways 1870 be established 3559.
27 Turn 5186 not to the right hand 3225 nor to the left 8040: remove 5493 thy foot 7272 from evil 7451.