Trust thou in Yahweh, with all thy heart, and, unto thine own understanding, do not lean:

Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;

My son, mine instruction, do not thou forget, and, my commandment, let thy heart observe;

In all thy ways, acknowledge him, and, he, will make straight thy paths.

How happy the man who hath found wisdom, and the man who draweth forth understanding,

Healing, shall it be to thy body, and refreshing, to thy bones.

For, whom Yahweh loveth, he correcteth, he causeth pain to the son in whom he delighteth.

So shall thy storehouses be filled with plenty, and, with new wine, shall thy vats overflow.

Her ways, are ways of pleasantness, and, all her paths, are peace;

More precious, is she, than corals, yea, none of thy delightful things, doth equal her:

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes, guard thou counsel, and purpose:

Length of days, is in her right hand, in her left, are riches and honour;

For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;

A tree of life, is she, to them who secure her, - and, they who hold her fast, are every one to be pronounced happy.

For, length of days and years of life, and blessedness, shall they and to thee.

Do not thou envy the man of violence, neither choose thou any of his ways;

Be not thou afraid of sudden dread, nor of the desolation of the lawless, when it cometh.

By his knowledge, the resounding deeps were burst open, and, the skies, drop down dew.

Then, shalt thou walk securely in thy way, and, thy foot, shall not stumble;

For, Yahweh, will be in all thy ways, and will keep thy foot from the snare.

When thou sittest down, thou shalt have no dread, yea thou shalt lie down, and sweet shall be thy sleep.

So shall they become life to thy soul, and an adorning to thy neck;

Contend not with a man without cause, if he hath dealt thee no wrong.

Do not say to thy neighbour, Go and come again, and to-morrow I will give, when thou hast it by thee.

Though at scoffers he scoffeth, yet, to the humbled, he granteth favour.

Devise not against thy neighbour an injury, seeing that, he, dwelleth securely by thee.

The curse of Yahweh, is in the house of the lawless one, but, the home of the righteous, he blesseth.

The, chastening of Yahweh, my son, do not reject, nor loathe his rebuke;

Withhold not good from them who ask it, when it is in power of thy hand to do it:

Lovingkindness and faithfulness, let them not forsake thee, - bind them, upon thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

Yahweh, in wisdom, founded the earth, establishing the heavens with understanding;

Do not become wise in thine own eyes, revere Yahweh, and avoid evil:

So find thou favour and good repute, in the eyes of God and man.

For, an abomination to Yahweh, is the tortuous man, but, with the upright, he is intimate.

Honour, shall the wise inherit, - but, as for dullards, shame shall carry them away.