A wise man will hear and increase in learning,
And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

They will be a graceful wreath for your head and a chain for your neck.

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

We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit.

We will find all kinds of precious wealth,
We will fill our houses with spoil;

Throw your lot in with us, and all of us will 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, O naive ones, will you love being simple-minded?
And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing
And fools hate knowledge?

“Turn to my reproof,
Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you;
I will make my words known to 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 will also laugh at your calamity;
I will mock when your dread comes,

“Then they will call on me, but I will not answer;
They will seek me diligently but they will not find me,

They will eat the fruit of their way, and they will be filled with their own devices.

“For the waywardness of the naive will kill them,
And the complacency of fools will destroy them.

“But he who listens to me shall live securely
And will be at ease from the dread of evil.”

My son, if you will receive my words
And treasure my commandments within you,

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 discern the fear of the Lord
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 discern righteousness and justice
And equity and every good course.

For wisdom will enter your heart
And knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;

Discretion will guard you,
Understanding will watch over 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 you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.

For the upright will live in the land
And the blameless will remain in it;

But the wicked will be cut off from the land
And the treacherous will be uprooted from it.

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

So you will find favor and good repute
In the sight of God and man.

In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.

It will be healing to your body
And refreshment to your bones.

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

So your barns will be filled with plenty
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.

So they will be life to your soul
And adornment to your neck.

Then you will walk in your way securely
And your foot will not stumble.

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Have no fear of sudden danger, or of the storm which will come on evil-doers:

For the Lord will be your confidence
And will keep your foot from being caught.

Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,”
When you have it with you.

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.

The wise will inherit honor,
But fools display dishonor.

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.

“Do not forsake her, and she will guard you;
Love her, and she will watch over you.

“Prize her, and she will exalt you;
She will honor you if you embrace her.

“She will place on your head a garland of grace;
She will present you with a crown of beauty.”

Hear, my son, and accept my sayings
And the years of your life will be many.

I will show thee the way of wisdom, and lead thee in the right paths.

When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;
And if 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.

Watch the path of 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.

Or you will give your vigor to others
And your years to the cruel one;

And strangers will be filled with your strength
And your hard-earned goods will go to the house of an alien;

And you will be full of grief at the end of your life, when your flesh and your body are wasted;

And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

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.

My son, why wilt thou have pleasure in a harlot, and embrace the bosom of another woman?

His own iniquities will capture the wicked,
And he will be held with the cords of his sin.

He will die for lack of instruction,
And in the greatness of his folly he will go astray.

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

How long will you lie down, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?

Your poverty will come in like a vagabond
And your need like an armed man.

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

Therefore his calamity will come suddenly;
Instantly he will be broken and there will be no healing.

When you walk about, they will guide you;
When you sleep, they will watch over you;
And when you awake, they will talk to you.

They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.

A harlot will make a man to beg his bread, but a married woman 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 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 taken in the act he will have to give back seven times as much, giving up all his property which is in his house.

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 will not be blotted out.

For jealousy enrages a man,
And he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

He will not accept any ransom,
Nor will he be satisfied though you give 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 lo! a woman, came to meet him, attired as one unchaste, of a wily 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.