My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,

And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.

To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth.

To deliver thee from an evil way, From any speaking froward things,

Who are forsaking paths of uprightness, To walk in ways of darkness,

Whose paths are crooked, Yea, they are perverted in their ways.

That thou dost go in the way of the good, And the paths of the righteous dost keep.

In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.

Then thou goest thy way confidently, And thy foot doth not stumble.

Be not envious of a man of violence, Nor fix thou on any of his ways.

In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.

Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

The way of the wicked is as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.

Ponder thou the path of thy feet, And all thy ways are established.

Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

For over-against the eyes of Jehovah are the ways of each, And all his paths He is pondering.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

For a lamp is the command, And the law a light, And a way of life are reproofs of instruction,

Passing on in the street, near her corner, And the way to her house he doth step,

Let not thy heart turn unto her ways, Do not wander in her paths,

The ways of Sheol -- her house, Going down unto inner chambers of death!

At the head of high places by the way, Between the paths she hath stood,

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

Jehovah possessed me -- the beginning of His way, Before His works since then.

And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.

Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight on their paths.

Whoso is walking in integrity walketh confidently, And whoso is perverting his ways is known.

The way of Jehovah is strength to the perfect, And ruin to workers of iniquity.

The righteousness of the perfect maketh right his way, And by his wickedness doth the wicked fall.

An abomination to Jehovah are the perverse of heart, And the perfect of the way are His delight.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel is wise.

The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

In the path of righteousness is life, And in the way of that path is no death!

Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous is hard.

Whoso is walking in his uprightness is fearing Jehovah, And the perverted in his ways is despising Him.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, And the folly of fools is deceit.

There is a way -- right before a man, And its latter end are ways of death.

From his ways is the backslider in heart filled, And a good man -- from his fruits.

An abomination to Jehovah is the way of the wicked, And whoso is pursuing righteousness He loveth.

The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering the spirits.

When a man's ways please Jehovah, even his enemies, He causeth to be at peace with him.

The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.

A highway of the upright is, 'Turn from evil,' Whoso is preserving his soul is watching his way.

There is a way right before a man, And its latter end -- ways of death.

A violent man enticeth his neighbour, And hath causeth him to go in a way not good.

A crown of beauty are grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.

'Bad, bad,' saith the buyer, And going his way then he boasteth himself.

From Jehovah are the steps of a man, And man -- how understandeth he his way?

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, And Jehovah is pondering hearts.

Froward is the way of a man who is vile, And the pure -- upright is his work.

A man who is wandering from the way of understanding, In an assembly of Rephaim resteth.

A wicked man hath hardened by his face, And the upright -- he prepareth his way.

Thorns -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

The slothful hath said, 'A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'

Better is the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse of ways who is rich.

Whoso is causing the upright to err in an evil way, Into his own pit he doth fall, And the perfect do inherit good.

Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

An abomination to the righteous is the perverse man, And an abomination to the wicked is the upright in the way!

The way of the eagle in the heavens, The way of a serpent on a rock, The way of a ship in the heart of the sea, And the way of a man in youth.

So -- the way of an adulterous woman, She hath eaten and hath wiped her mouth, And hath said, 'I have not done iniquity.'

Give not to women thy strength, And thy ways to wiping away of kings.

She is watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.