1My son, if thou wilt receive my words,…
2So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom,…
3Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift…
4If thou seek her as silver, And search…
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah,…
6For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth…
7He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright;…
8That he may guard the paths of justice,…
9Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And…
10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And…
11Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep…
12To deliver thee from the way of evil,…
13Who forsake the paths of uprightness, To walk…
14Who rejoice to do evil, And delight in…
15Who are crooked in their ways, And wayward…
16To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even…
17That forsaketh the friend of her youth, And…
18For her house inclineth unto death, And her…
19None that go unto her return again, Neither…
20That thou mayest walk in the way of…
21For the upright shall dwell in the land,…
22But the wicked shall be cut off from…
