Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;

For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.

Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all.

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

So that thou direct, unto wisdom, thine ear, bend thy heart, unto understanding;

Yea if, for understanding, thou cry aloud, for knowledge, utter thy voice;

When wisdom entereth thy heart, and, knowledge, to thy soul, is sweet,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

So he taught me, and said to me - Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!

She will give for thy head, a wreath of beauty, A crown of adorning, will she bestow upon thee.

When thou walkest, thy step shall not be hemmed in, and, if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

Take fast hold of correction, let her not go, - keep her, for, she, is thy life.

Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart;

Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.

Make level the track of thy foot, that, all thy ways, may be directed aright:

Decline not, to the right hand or to the left, - Turn away thy foot from wickedness.

That thou mayest preserve discretion, - and, as for knowledge, that thy lips may guard it.

Keep far from her thy way, and do not go near the opening of her house:

Lest thou give, to other men, thy vigour, and thy years, to him that is cruel:

Lest strange men, be well fed, by thy strength, and, thy toils, be in the house of the alien.

So shalt thou grieve in thy latter end, in the failing of thy flesh and of thy healthy condition;

Let not thy fountains, flow over, abroad, in the streets, dividings of waters:

Let thy well-spring be blessed, - and get thy joy from the wife of thy youth: -

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

Thou hast been snared by the sayings of thy mouth, - thou hast been caught by the sayings of thy mouth.

Do this then, my son, and deliver thyself, When thou hast come into the hand of thy neighbour, Go, haste thee, and urge thy neighbour;

How long, O sluggard, wilt thou lie? how long ere thou rise from thy sleep?

So shall come in, as a highwayman, thy poverty, and, thy want, as one armed with a shield.

Observe thou, my son, the commandment of thy father, and do not decline from the instruction of thy mother:

Bind them upon thy heart continually, fasten them upon thy neck;

Do not covet her beauty, in thy heart, neither let her take thee, by her eyelashes;

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them, on the tablet of thy heart;

For this cause, came I forth to meet thee, to seek diligently thy face, and I have found thee:

Let not thy heart, turn aside to her ways, Do not go astray, in her paths.

For, by me, shall be multiplied - thy days, and there be added to thee - the years of life.

Roll, upon Yahweh, thy doings, that thy plans, may be established.

Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited.

Incline thine ear and hear the words of wise men, then, thy heart, wilt thou apply to my teaching;

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

That in Yahweh may be thy trust, I have made them known to thee to-day, even to thee.

Lest thou learn his ways, and take a snare to thy soul.

If thou hast nothing to pay, why should one take away thy bed from under thee?

Do not move back the ancient boundary, which thy father's made.

And shalt put a knife to thy throat, if, of great appetite, thou art:

As for thy morsel thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit it, so shalt thou waste thy things so sweet.

In the ears of a dullard, do not speak, for he will despise the good sense of thy words.

Bring, to correction, thy heart, and thine ears, to the sayings of knowledge.

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

So shall my reins exult, when thy lips speak the things that are right.

Let not thy heart be envious of sinners, only of the reverence of Yahweh, all day long;

Hear, thou, my son, and be wise, and lead forward, in duty, thy heart.

Hearken to thy father here, who begat thee, and despise not, when she is old, thy mother.

Rejoice shall thy father and thy mother, yea she, shall exult, who bare thee.

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

Thine eyes, will see strange women, and, thy heart, will speak perverse things:

Thou hast been slothful in the day of straitness, Strait, is thy strength.

Though thou say, Lo! we knew not this, Shall not, he that proveth hearts, himself, discern? And, he that formeth thy soul, himself, know? and bring back to a son of earth according to his deed?

My son, eat thou honey, because it is good, - and droppings from the comb because they are sweet to thy palate:

When thine enemy falleth, do not thou rejoice, and, when he stumbleth, let not thy heart exult:

Prepare, in the open, thy work, and make ready, in the field, for thyself, Afterwards, shalt thou build thy house.

Do not become a needless witness against thy neighbour, so mightest thou open too wide thy lips:

Do not go forth to strive in haste, - lest thou know not what to do in the latter end thereof, when thy neighbour, hath put thee to shame.

Thy contention, urge thou with thy neighbour, and, the secret of another, do not reveal:

Withhold thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, - lest he be weary of thee, and hate thee.

Thine own friend and thy father's friend, do not thou forsake; but, the house of thy brother, do not enter, in thy day of calamity, Better a neighbour near, than a brother far off.

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

There are, lambs, for thy clothing, and, for the price of thy field, there are he-goats;

With, enough goats-milk, for thy food - for the food of thy household, and, a maintenance, for thy maidens.

Correct thy son, that he may give thee rest, that he may give delight to thy soul.

If thou hast acted basely by lifting thyself up, - if thou hast plotted evil, put thy hand to thy mouth!

Do not give, to women, thy strength, nor thy ways, to them who ruin kings.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all the children of the departed.

Open thy mouth - judge righteously, - and administer justice for the poor and the needy.