My son, hear the instruction of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother;

My son, if sinners lure you, do not be willing.

My son, do not walk in the way with them! Keep back your foot from their path,

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird,

Then they shall call upon me, and I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me;

instead they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of Jehovah.

All who go in to her do not return, nor do they take hold of the paths of life,

My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments;

Let not mercy and truth forsake you; tie them around your neck; write them upon the tablet of your heart;

Trust in Jehovah with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding.

Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear Jehovah and depart from evil.

My son, do not despise the chastening of Jehovah; nor be weary with His correction;

she is more precious than rubies; and all the things you can desire are not to be compared with her.

My son, do not let them depart from your eyes; keep sound wisdom and judgment,

then you shall walk in your way safely, and your foot shall not stumble.

When you lie down, you shall not be afraid; yea, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.

Do not be afraid of sudden fear, nor of the destroying of the wicked, when it comes.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

Do not say to your neighbor, Go and come back again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it beside you:

Do not plan evil against your neighbor, since he dwells trustingly by you.

Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

Do not envy the cruel man, and choose none of his ways.

For I give you good teaching; do not forsake my law.

Get wisdom, get understanding; forget not; nor turn away from the words of my mouth.

Do not forsake her, and she shall preserve you; love her, and she shall keep you.

When you go, your steps shall not be narrowed, and when you run, you shall not stumble.

Take fast hold of instruction; do not let go; keep her; for she is your life.

Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not into the way of evil.

Avoid it; do not pass by it; turn from it, and pass on!

For they do not sleep, except when they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away unless they cause some to fall.

The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble.

Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them in the midst of your heart.

Do not turn to the right hand nor to the left; remove your foot from evil.

And now hear me, O sons, and do not depart from the words of my mouth.

Remove your ways far from her, and do not come near the door of her house,

that strangers not be filled with your strength, and your labors be in the house of a stranger;

and I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor bowed down my ears to those who taught me!

Let them be only your own, and not strangers' with you.

Do not give sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids.

so shall your poverty come as one who travels, and your need like an armed man.

My son, keep your father's commandments, and do not forsake the law of your mother;

Do not lust after her beauty in your heart; nor let her take you with her eyelids.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

So is he who goes in to his neighbor's wife; whoever touches her shall not be innocent.

They do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

He shall get a wound and dishonor; and his shame shall not be wiped away.

For jealousy is the rage of a man; therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

He will not take any ransom; nor will he be willing if you multiply the gifts.

in the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night.

She is loud and stubborn; her feet do not stay in her house;

For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey;

until a dart strikes through his liver; as a bird hastens to the snare and does not know that it is for his soul.

Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways, do not go astray in her paths.

Does not wisdom call? And does not understanding put forth her voice?

Receive my instruction and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.

For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

when He gave to the sea its limit that the waters should not pass His command; when He appointed the foundations of the earth;

Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.

Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you; give to a wise man, and he will love you.

But he does not know that the dead are there; her guests are in the depths of hell.

Jehovah will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry; but He casts away the desire of the wicked.

In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.

The righteous shall never be moved; and the wicked shall not live in the earth.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be innocent; but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

The wicked desires the net of evils; but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

The lazy one does not start after his game, but the wealth of a hard worker is precious.

A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a scorner does not hear rebuke.

The ransom of a man's life is his riches, but the poor does not hear rebuke.

A faithful witness will not lie, but a false witness will speak lies.

A scorner seeks wisdom, and it is not found, but knowledge is easy to him who understands.

Go from before a foolish man when you do not see in him the lips of knowledge.

The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share in its joy.

Do not those who think evil go astray? But mercy and truth shall be to those who think of good.

The lips of the righteous send forth knowledge, but the heart of the foolish is not so.

A scorner does not love one who corrects him, nor will he go to the wise.

Everyone proud in heart is hateful to Jehovah; though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

A violent man lures his neighbor and makes him go in a way not good.

Whoever scorns the poor reviles his Maker; he who is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

An excellent lip is not fitting for a fool; much less are lying lips fitting for a prince.

Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

And it is not good to punish the just, nor to strike princes for uprightness.

It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, nor to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Also without knowledge the soul is not good, and he who hurries with his feet sins.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and a breather of lies shall not escape.

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and one speaking lies shall perish.

Luxury is not becoming for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Chasten your son while there is hope, and do not set your soul on making him die.

The fear of Jehovah tends to life, and he rests satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

A lazy one puts his hand in a dish, and he will not return it to his mouth.

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whoever goes astray by it is not wise.

The lazy one will not plow; after the autumn he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.

Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes and you shall be satisfied with bread.

A gossip is a revealer of secrets; so do not mix with him who flatters with his lips.

An inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, even the end of it shall not be blessed.

Do not say, I will repay evil; wait on Jehovah, and He will save you.

Different kinds of weights are hateful to Jehovah, and a false balance is not good.