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1 O SON MY INSTRUCTION MY MAY NOT YOU FORGET AND COMMANDMENTS MY LET IT KEEP HEART YOUR
Trust in the LORD with All Your Heart
1 My son, do not forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 FOR LENGTH OF DAYS AND YEARS OF LIFE AND PEACE THEY WILL ADD TO YOU
2 for they will add length to your days,
years and peace to your life
3 LOYALTY AND FAITHFULNESS MAY NOT THEY LEAVE YOU BIND THEM ON NECKS YOUR WRITE THEM ON [THE] TABLET OF HEART YOUR
3 Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you;
bind them around your neck,
write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 AND FIND FAVOR AND INSIGHT GOOD IN [THE] EYES OF GOD AND HUMANKIND
4 Then you will find favor and high regard
in the sight of God and man.
5 TRUST TO YAHWEH WITH ALL HEART YOUR AND TO OWN UNDERSTANDING YOUR MAY NOT YOU DEPEND
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
and lean not on your own understanding;
6 IN ALL WAYS YOUR ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND HE HE WILL MAKE STRAIGHT PATHS YOUR
6 in all your ways acknowledge Him,
and He will make your paths straight.
7 MAY NOT YOU BE WISE IN OWN EYES YOUR FEAR <OBJ.> YAHWEH AND TURN ASIDE FROM EVIL
7 Be not wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 HEALING MAY IT BE TO NAVEL YOUR AND REFRESHMENT TO BONES YOUR
8 This will bring healing to your body
and refreshment to your bones.
9 HONOR <OBJ.> YAHWEH FROM WEALTH YOUR AND FROM [THE] FIRST OF ALL PRODUCE YOUR
9 Honor the LORD with your wealth
and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 SO THEY MAY BE FILLED STOREHOUSES YOUR PLENTY AND NEW WINE WINE VATS YOUR THEY WILL BURST OPEN
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 [THE] DISCIPLINE OF YAHWEH O SON MY MAY NOT YOU REJECT AND MAY NOT YOU LOATH <IN> REBUKE HIS
11 My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD,
and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 FOR <OBJ.> [THE ONE] WHOM HE LOVES YAHWEH HE REPROVES AND LIKE A FATHER <OBJ.> A SON [WHOM] HE IS PLEASED WITH
12 for the LORD disciplines the one He loves,
as does a father the son in whom he delights.
13 HOW BLESSED! [IS] A PERSON [WHO] HE FINDS WISDOM AND A PERSON [WHO] HE OBTAINS UNDERSTANDING
The Blessings of Wisdom
13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
the man who acquires understanding,
14 FOR [IS] GOOD PROFIT HER MORE THAN [THE] PROFIT OF SILVER AND MORE THAN GOLD GAIN HER
14 for she is more profitable than silver,
and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 [IS] PRECIOUS SHE MORE THAN JEWELS AND ALL PLEASURES YOUR NOT THEY COMPARE WITH HER
15 She is more precious than rubies;
nothing you desire compares with her.
16 LENGTH OF DAYS [IS] IN RIGHT [HAND] HER [ARE] IN LEFT [HAND] HER WEALTH AND HONOR
16 Long life is in her right hand;
in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 WAYS HER [ARE] WAYS OF KINDNESS AND ALL PATHWAYS HER [ARE] WELL-BEING
17 All her ways are pleasant,
and all her paths are peaceful.
18 [IS] A TREE OF LIFE SHE TO <THE> [THOSE WHO] TAKE HOLD ON HER AND [THOSE WHO] HOLD FAST TO HER [ARE] CALLED BLESSED
18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,
and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19 YAHWEH BY WISDOM HE FOUNDED [THE] EARTH HE ESTABLISHED [THE] HEAVENS BY UNDERSTANDING
19 The LORD founded the earth by wisdom
and established the heavens by understanding.
20 BY KNOWLEDGE HIS [THE] DEPTHS THEY WERE SPLIT OPEN AND CLOUDS THEY DRIPPED DEW
20 By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open,
and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 O SON MY MAY NOT THEY DEPART FROM EYES YOUR KEEP SOUND WISDOM AND DISCRETION
21 My son, do not lose sight of this:
Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 SO THEY MAY BE LIFE FOR SELF YOUR AND GRACE FOR NECK YOUR
22 They will be life to your soul
and adornment to your neck.
23 THEN YOU WILL WALK TO SECURITY WAY YOUR AND FOOT YOUR NOT IT WILL STRIKE
23 Then you will go on your way in safety,
and your foot will not stumble.
24 IF YOU WILL LIE DOWN NOT YOU WILL FEAR AND YOU WILL LIE DOWN AND IT WILL BE PLEASING SLEEP YOUR
24 When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25 MAY NOT YOU BE AFRAID FROM TERROR SUDDENLY AND FROM [THE] DEVASTATION OF WICKED [PEOPLE] THAT IT WILL COME
25 Do not fear sudden danger
or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 FOR YAHWEH HE WILL BE <IN> CONFIDENCE YOUR AND HE WILL KEEP FOOT YOUR FROM CAPTURE
26 for the LORD will be your confidence
and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 MAY NOT YOU WITHHOLD GOOD FROM OWNERS ITS WHEN BELONGS TO [THE] POWER OF HAND YOUR TO DO [IT]
27 Do not withhold good from the deserving
when it is within your power to act.
28 MAY NOT YOU SAY TO NEIGHBOR YOUR GO AND COME BACK AND TOMORROW I WILL GIVE [IT] AND THERE IS WITH YOU
28 Do not tell your neighbor,
“Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—
when you already have the means.
29 MAY NOT YOU DEVISE ON NEIGHBOR YOUR HARM AND HE [IS] DWELLING TO SECURITY WITH YOU
29 Do not devise evil against your neighbor,
for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 MAY NOT YOU CONTEND WITH ANYONE WITHOUT CAUSE IF NOT HE HAS DEALT OUT TO YOU EVIL
30 Do not accuse a man without cause,
when he has done you no harm.
31 MAY NOT YOU BE JEALOUS OF A PERSON OF VIOLENCE AND MAY NOT YOU CHOOSE <IN> ALL WAYS HIS
31 Do not envy a violent man
or choose any of his ways;
32 FOR [IS] [THE] ABOMINATION OF YAHWEH A CROOKED [PERSON] AND [IS] WITH UPRIGHT [PEOPLE] INTIMACY HIS
32 for the LORD detests the perverse,
but He is a friend to the upright.
33 [THE] CURSE OF YAHWEH [IS] ON [THE] HOUSE OF [THE] WICKED AND [THE] HABITATION OF RIGHTEOUS [PEOPLE] HE BLESSES
33 The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked,
but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 THOUGH <TO THE> MOCKERS HE HE MOCKS AND TO HUMBLE [PEOPLE] HE GIVES FAVOR
34 He mocks the mockers,
but gives grace to the humble.
35 HONOR WISE [PEOPLE] THEY WILL INHERIT AND FOOLS [IS] LIFTING UP SHAME
35 The wise will inherit honor,
but fools are held up to shame.
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