My son, hear thy father's doctrine, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

for that shall bring grace unto thy head, and shall be a chain about thy neck.

Cast in thy lot among us, we shall have all one purse."

My son, walk not thou with them, refrain thy foot from their ways.

When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and thy soul delighteth in knowledge;

For they shall prolong the days and years of thy life, and bring thee peace.

Let mercy and faithfulness never go from thee: bind them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thine heart.

Put thy trust in the LORD with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.

In all thy ways have respect unto him, and he shall order thy goings.

so shall thy navel be whole, and thy bones strong.

Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstlings of all thine increase:

So shall thy barns be filled with plenteousness, and thy presses shall flow over with sweet wine.

So shall it be life unto thy soul, and grace unto thy mouth.

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

If thou sleepest thou shalt not be afraid, but shall take thy rest and sleep sweetly.

For the LORD shall be beside thee, and keep thy foot that thou be not taken.

Say not unto thy neighbour, "Go thy way and come again, tomorrow will I give thee"

whereas thou hast now to give him. Intend no hurt unto thy neighbour, seeing he hopeth to dwell in rest by thee.

The chief point of wisdom is that thou be willing to obtain wisdom, and before all thy goods to get the understanding.

Hear, my son, and receive my words, that the years of thy life may be many.

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

Ponder the path of thy feet: so shall all thy ways be sure.

Turn not aside, neither to the righthand nor to the left; but withhold thy foot from evil.

that thou mayest regard good counsel, and that thy lips may keep nurture.

Keep thy way far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her house:

That thou give not thine honour unto another, and thy years to the cruel;

That other men be not filled with thy goods, and that thy labours come not in a strange house.

Yea, that thou mourn not at the last, when thou hast spent thy body and goods,

Let thy wells flow out abroad, that there may be rivers of water in the streets:

Let thy well be blessed; and be glad with the wife of thy youth.

My son, if thou be surety for thy neighbour, thou hast fastened thine hand with another man:

Therefore my son, do this: and thou shalt be discharged, when thou art come into thy neighbour's danger. Go thy ways then soon, and entreat thy neighbour:

How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thy hands together yet a little, that thou mayest sleep:

My son, keep thy father's commandments, and forsake not the law of thy mother.

Put them up together in thine heart, and bind them about thy neck.

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them in the table of thine heart.

Say unto wisdom, "Thou art my sister," and call understanding thy kinswoman:

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, that I might seek thy face, and so I have found thee.

For through me thy days shall be prolonged, and the years of thy life shall be many.

If thou be wise, thy wisdom shall do thyself good: but if thou thinkest scorn thereof, it shall be thine own harm.

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and look: what thou devisest, it shall prosper.

Chasten thy son while there is hope; but let not thy soul be moved to slay him.

Say not thou, "I will recompense evil"; but put thy trust in the LORD, and he shall defend thee.

My son, bow down thine ear, and hearken unto the words of wisdom, apply thy mind unto my doctrine -

for it is a pleasant thing if thou keep it in thine heart, and practice it in thy mouth -

that thou mayest always put thy trust in the LORD.

lest thou learn his ways, and receive hurt unto thy soul.

for if thou hast nothing to pay, they shall take away thy bed from under thee.

Thou shalt not remove the landmark, which thy fore elders have set.

and if thou wilt rule thy own self, be not over greedy of his meat, for meat beguileth and deceiveth.

Tell nothing into the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

My son, if thy heart receive wisdom, my heart also shall rejoice:

yea, my reins shall be very glad, if thy lips speak the thing that is right.

For the end is not yet come and thy patient abiding shall not be in vain.

Give ear unto thy father that begat thee; and despise not thy mother when she is old.

So shall thy father be glad, and thy mother that bare thee, shall rejoice.

If thou be overseen and negligent in time of need, then is thy strength but small.

If thou wilt say, "I knew not of it"; Thinkest thou that he which made the hearts, doth not consider it? And that he which regardeth thy soul, seeth it not? Shall not he recompense every man according to his works?

My son, thou eatest honey and the sweet honeycomb, because it is good and sweet in thy mouth.

Even so shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul, as soon as thou hast gotten it. And there is good hope; yea, thy hope shall not be in vain.

Let not thy wrath and jealousy move thee, to follow the wicked and ungodly.

First, make up thy work that is without, and look well unto that which thou hast in the field, and then build thine house.

Be no false witness against thy neighbour, and hurt him not with thy lips.

Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.

Handle thy matter with thy neighbour himself, and discover not another man's secret:

lest when men hear thereof, it turn to thy dishonour, and lest thine evil name do not cease.

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house, lest he be weary of thee, and so abhor thee.

Make not thy boast of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what may happen today.

Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, see thou forsake not; but go not into thy brother's house in time of thy trouble. Better is a friend at hand than a brother far off.

See that thou know the number of thy cattle thy self, and look well to thy flocks.

The lambs shall clothe thee, and for the goats thou shalt have money to thy husbandry.

Thou shalt have goats' milk enough to feed thee, to uphold thy household, and to sustain thy maidens.

Nurture thy son with correction, and he shall comfort thee; yea, he shall do the good at thine heart.

If thou be so foolish to magnify thyself, or meddlest with any such thing, then lay thine hand upon thy mouth.

give not over thy substance and mind unto women, which are the destruction even of kings.

With thy mouth defend the thing that is lawful and right, and the cause of the poor and helpless.