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

For, good teaching, have I given you, mine instruction, do not ye forsake.

My son, to my wisdom, attend, and, to mine understanding, incline thou thine ear:

Neither hearkened I to the voice of my teachers, nor, to my instructors, inclined I mine ear:

Keep my commandments and live, and mine instruction, as the pupil of thine eye;

Mine, are counsel, and effective working, I, am understanding, mine, is valour:

Better is my fruit, than gold - yea fine gold, and mine increase, than choice silver;

The life of the whole body, is a tranquil mind, but, a decay of the bones, is jealousy.

Unseemly in an unworthy man, is the lip of excellence, much more, in one of noble mind, the lip of falsehood.

Of the fruit of a man's mouth, shall his inmost mind be satisfied, with the product of his lips, shall he be satisfied.

For sweet shall they be, when thou shalt keep them in thine inmost mind, they shall fit well together, upon thy lips.

For, just as he hath thought in his own mind, so, he is: Eat and drink! he may say to thee, but, his heart, is not with thee.

My son! if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

Oh give, my son, thy mind unto me, and let, thine eyes, observe, my ways;

Note well, the appearance of thy flock, apply thy mind to thy herds;