A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

for they will be a garland of grace on your head
and a gold chain around your neck.

If they say, "Come with us! We will lie in wait to shed blood; we will ambush an innocent person capriciously.

Like Sheol, we will swallow them alive and whole, {like those who descend to the pit}.

Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth;

Thou shalt cast thy lot among us; We will all have one purse:

For their feet will run to evil, and they will hasten to pour out blood:

And they will lie in wait for their blood; they will hide for their souls.

Thus are the ways of all who are greedy [for] gain-- it will take the life of its possessors.

Wisdom will cry without; in the broad places she will give her voice:

She will call in the head of sound, in the entrances of the gates: in the city she will say her words:

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

Because I called and ye will refuse; I stretched forth my hands, and none attending;

And ye will reject all my counsels, and ye desired not my reproofs:

I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

they will eat the fruit of their way
and be glutted with their own schemes.

for the waywardness of the simple ones will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

Whoever listens to me will dwell in security and rest securely from dread and disaster."

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

that thou wilt incline thin ears unto wisdom; apply thine heart then to understanding.

For if thou will call to understanding, wilt give thy voice to understanding

If thou wilt seek her as silver, and dig for her as hidden treasure;

Then you will understand the [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome]
And discover the knowledge of God.

For Yahweh will give wisdom; from his mouth [come] knowledge and understanding.

To guard the paths of judgment, and he will watch the way of his godly ones.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance]
And integrity and every good path.

for wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul.

Discretion will watch over you; understanding will protect you,

Those rejoicing to do evil will exult in the deceit of evil;

It will rescue you from a forbidden woman,
from a stranger with her flattering talk,

None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.

So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.

For those who are upright will dwell [in the] land, and those who are blameless will remain in it.

And those who are wicked will be cut off from the land, and those who are treacherous will be uprooted from it.

For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.

Then you will find favor and high regard
in the sight of God and man.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.

It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.

Honor Yahweh from your substance, and from the firstfruits of all that will come to you,

then your barns will be completely filled,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.

because whomever Yahweh will love, he will rebuke, as a father delights in his son.

She is a tree of life for those who embrace her, and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful.

By his knowledge the depths were rent, and the clouds will drop dew.

And they will be life to your soul (your inner self)
And a gracious adornment to your neck (your outer self).

Then you will walk on your way [of life] securely
And your foot will not stumble.

If you sit down, you will not panic, and [if] you lie down, then your sleep shall be sweet.

Do not be afraid of sudden fear
Nor of the storm of the wicked when it comes [since you will be blameless];

For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.

Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the unjust one: and he will bless the dwelling of the just

But he will deride to those deriding: and he will give grace to the humble.

They will inherit the honor of the wise, but stubborn fools, disgrace.

Yea I shall give you a good reward, if ye will not forsake my law.

he taught me, and he said to me: "Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands so that you will live.

Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

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

She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.

Listen, my son. Accept my words,
and you will live many years.

I will teach thee in the way of wisdom, I will lead thee in paths of uprightness.

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded [for your path will be clear and open];
And when you run, you will not stumble.

For they will not sleep if they have not done wrong, and they are robbed of their sleep if they do not cause stumbling.

For they ate the bread of injustice, and they will drink the wine of violences:

And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.

Carefully consider the path for your feet,
and all your ways will be established.

[in order] to keep prudence, and knowledge will guard your lips.

For the lips of the strange woman will drip honey, and smoother than oil is her mouth.

Her feet, are going down to death, - on hades, will her steps take firm hold.

Lest thou shalt make level the path of life, her tracks wavered; thou wilt not know.

Otherwise, you will give up your vitality to others
and your years to someone cruel;

strangers will drain your resources,
and your earnings will end up in a foreigner’s house.

At the end of your life, you will lament
when your physical body has been consumed,

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,
and how my heart despised correction.

The hind of loves and the wild goat of grace; her breasts shall satiate thee in all time; thou shalt always wander in her loves.

And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

The evil-doer will be taken in the net of his crimes, and prisoned in the cords of his sin.

He will die for lack of instruction (discipline),
And in the greatness of his foolishness he will go astray and be lost.

yet it prepares its food in the summer; it gathers at the harvest what it will eat.

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

So your poverty will come like an approaching prowler who walks [slowly, but surely]
And your need [will come] like an armed man [making you helpless].

perversion in his heart, he devises evil; at all times he will send out discord.

Upon {such a man}, suddenly shall his calamity come; in a moment he will be damaged and there is no healing.

{When you walk}, she will lead you, {When you lie down}, she will watch over you, and [when] you awake, she will converse [with] you.

They will protect you from an evil woman,
from the flattering tongue of a stranger.

For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

If a man walks upon the hot coals, will his feet not be burned?

So is the one who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;
Whoever touches her will not be found innocent or go unpunished.

They will not despise a thief if he shall steal to fill up his soul; for he will be hungry.

But [if] he is found, he will pay sevenfold, every possession of his house he shall give.

He committing adultery with a woman lacked a heart: destroying his soul he will do it.

Wounds and disgrace he will find,
And his reproach (blame) will not be blotted out.

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.

Keep my rules and you will have life; let my teaching be to you as the light of your eyes;

She will keep you from a forbidden woman,
a stranger with her flattering talk.

Passing in the street near her corner; and he will step the way of her house,

And, behold, there met him a woman With the attire of a harlot, and wily of heart.

She being noisy and perverse; her feet will not dwell in her house:

One time without, one time in the broad ways; and she will lie in wait near every corner.