35HONOR WISE [PEOPLE] THEY WILL INHERIT AND FOOLS [IS] LIFTING UP SHAME 35The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
1LISTEN TO O CHILDREN [THE] CORRECTION OF A FATHER AND BE ATTENTIVE TO KNOW UNDERSTANDING A Father’s Instruction 1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
2FOR INSTRUCTION GOOD I GIVE TO YOU INSTRUCTION MY MAY NOT YOU NEGLECT 2For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
3IF A SON I WAS OF FATHER MY TENDER AND ONLY [CHILD] <TO> BEFORE MOTHER MY 3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
4AND HE TAUGHT ME AND HE SAID TO ME LET IT HOLD FAST TO WORDS MY HEART YOUR KEEP COMMANDMENTS MY AND LIVE 4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
5ACQUIRE WISDOM ACQUIRE UNDERSTANDING MAY NOT YOU FORGET AND MAY NOT YOU TURN ASIDE FROM [THE] UTTERANCES OF MOUTH MY 5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
6MAY NOT YOU ABANDON HER AND SHE WILL KEEP YOU LOVE HER AND SHE WILL GUARD YOU 6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
7[IS] FIRST WISDOM ACQUIRE WISDOM AND BY ALL ACQUISITION YOUR ACQUIRE UNDERSTANDING 7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire,*NoteCloseOr And whatever else you acquire gain understanding.
8ESTEEM HER AND SHE WILL EXALT YOU SHE WILL HONOR YOU IF YOU WILL EMBRACE HER 8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
9SHE WILL PUT TO HEAD YOUR A WREATH OF GRACE A CROWN OF BEAUTY SHE WILL GIVE YOU 9She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
10LISTEN O SON MY AND RECEIVE WORDS MY SO THEY MAY INCREASE FOR YOU YEARS OF LIFE 10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
11<IN> [THE] WAY OF WISDOM I TAUGHT YOU I LED YOU IN TRACKS OF UPRIGHTNESS 11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
12WHEN WALKING YOU NOT ANYONE WILL HINDER STEP[S] YOUR AND IF YOU WILL RUN NOT YOU WILL STUMBLE 12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
13TAKE HOLD ON <THE> DISCIPLINE MAY NOT YOU LET GO KEEP HER FOR SHE [IS] LIFE YOUR 13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
14IN [THE] PATH OF WICKED [PEOPLE] MAY NOT YOU GO AND MAY NOT YOU ADVANCE IN [THE] WAY OF EVIL [PEOPLE] 14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
15AVOID IT MAY NOT YOU PASS ALONG ON IT TURN ASIDE FROM ON <THE> IT AND PASS ON 15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
16FOR NOT THEY WILL SLEEP IF NOT THEY DO HARM AND IT IS TAKEN AWAY SLEEP THEIR IF NOT THEY BRING INJURY 16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
17FOR THEY EAT [THE] BREAD OF WICKEDNESS AND [THE] WINE OF VIOLENCE<S> THEY DRINK 17For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
18AND [THE] PATH OF RIGHTEOUS [PEOPLE] [IS] LIKE A LIGHT OF BRIGHTNESS [WHICH] GOES AND [WHICH] SHINES UNTIL [THE] ESTABLISHED [PART] OF THE DAY 18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19[THE] WAY OF WICKED [PEOPLE] [IS] LIKE <THE> DARKNESS NOT THEY KNOW ON WHAT? ARE THEY STUMBLING 19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
20O SON MY TO WORDS MY BE ATTENTIVE! TO UTTERANCES MY INCLINE EAR YOUR 20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
21DO NOT LET THEM DEPART FROM EYES YOUR KEEP THEM IN [THE] MIDST OF HEART YOUR 21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
22FOR [ARE] LIFE THEY TO [THOSE WHO] FIND THEM AND TO ALL FLESH HIS HEALTH 22For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
23MORE THAN ALL GUARDING GUARD HEART YOUR FOR [ARE] FROM IT [THE] SOURCES OF LIFE 23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
24REMOVE FROM YOURSELF CROOKEDNESS OF MOUTH AND DEVIOUSNESS OF LIPS PUT FAR AWAY FROM YOURSELF 24Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
25EYES YOUR <TO> BEFORE LET THEM LOOK AND EYELIDS YOUR LET THEM LOOK STRAIGHT BEFORE YOU 25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
26MAKE LEVEL [THE] TRACK OF FOOT YOUR AND ALL WAYS YOUR LET THEM BE STEADFAST 26Make a level path for your feet,*NoteCloseOr Ponder the path for your feet; LXX Make straight paths for your feet; cited in Hebrews 12:13 and all your ways will be sure.
27MAY NOT YOU TURN ASIDE RIGHT AND LEFT TURN ASIDE FOOT YOUR FROM EVIL 27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.