My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Thou shall cast thy lot among us. We will all have one bag.

My son, walk not thou in the way with them. Restrain thy foot from their path.

My son, if thou will receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee,

yea, if thou cry after discernment, and lift up thy voice for understanding,

if thou seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures,

then thou shall understand the fear of LORD, and find the knowledge of God.

Then thou shall understand righteousness and justice and equity, [yea], every good path.

that thou may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

so thou shall find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things thou can desire are to be compared to her.

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

When thou lay down, thou shall not be afraid. Yea, thou shall lay down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Do not say to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give, when thou have it by thee.

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

Exalt her, and she will promote thee. She will bring thee to honor when thou embrace her.

When thou go, thy steps shall not be restricted. And if thou run, thou shall not stumble.

that thou may preserve discretion, and that thy lips may keep knowledge.

lest thou give thine honor to others, and thy years to the cruel,

and thou mourn at thy latter end when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,

a loving hind and a pleasant doe. Let her breasts satisfy thee at all times, and be thou ravished always with her love.

For why should thou, my son, be ravished with an interloping woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

My son, if thou have become surety for thy neighbor, if thou have struck thy hands for a stranger,

thou are snared with the words of thy mouth, thou are taken with the words of thy mouth.

Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, since thou have come into the hand of thy neighbor. Go, humble thyself, and importune thy neighbor.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.

How long will thou sleep, O sluggard? When will thou arise out of thy sleep?

When thou walk, it shall lead thee. When thou sleep, it shall watch over thee. And when thou awake, it shall talk with thee.

He will not regard any ransom, nor will he be satisfied, though thou give many gifts.

Say to wisdom, Thou are my sister, and call understanding [thy] kinswoman,

If thou are wise, thou are wise for thyself. And if thou scoff, thou alone shall bear it.

Walk with wise men, and thou shall be wise. But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shall not perceive the lips of knowledge.

A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty, for if thou deliver [him], thou must do it yet again.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou may be wise in thy latter end.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Open thine eyes, [and] thou shall be satisfied with bread.

Every purpose is established by counsel, and by wise guidance make thou war.

Say thou not, I will recompense evil. Wait for LORD, and he will save thee.

For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, if they be established together upon thy lips.

to make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou may carry back words of truth to those who send thee?

Make no friendship with a man who is given to anger, and thou shall not go with a wrathful man,

lest thou learn this ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

Be thou not one of those who strike hands, [or] of those who are sureties for debts.

If thou have not wherewith to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

See thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

Be not thou envious against evil men, nor desire to be with them.

For by wise guidance thou shall make thy war, and in the multitude of counselors there is safety.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.

If thou say, Behold, we did not know this, Does not he who weighs the hearts consider it? And he who keeps thy soul, does he not know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

My son, eat thou honey, for it is good, and the droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to thy taste,

so the knowledge of wisdom [is] to thy soul. If thou have found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy hope shall not be cut off.

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, nor be thou envious at the wicked.

My son, fear thou LORD and the king, [and] do not associate with those who are given to change.

He who says to a wicked man, Thou are righteous, peoples shall curse him, nations shall abhor him.

For it is better that it be said to thee, Come up here, than that thou should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom thine eyes have seen.

Go not forth hastily to strive. What will thou do in the end of it when thy neighbor has put thee to shame?

Have thou found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.

For thou will heap coals of fire upon his head, and LORD will reward thee.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like to him.

See thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope for a fool than of him.

Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou know not what a day may bring forth.

Though thou should pound a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain, yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [and] look well to thy herds.

See thou a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou k

Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

Slander not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

If thou have done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou have thought evil, [lay] thy hand upon thy mouth.

Many daughters have done worthily, but thou excel them all.