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

Yea he treasureth, for the upright, safety, A shield is he to them who walk in integrity,

To him that observeth the paths of justice, yea, the way of his men of lovingkindness, he doth guard.

For better is her merchandise, than the merchandise of silver, yea, than gold, her increase;

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

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

These six things, doth Yahweh hate, yea, seven, are the abomination of his soul: -

For, many, wounded, hath she caused to fail, - yea strong men, slain wholly by her:

Better is my fruit, than gold - yea fine gold, and mine increase, than choice silver;

Exulting in the fruitful land of his earth, Yea, my fulness of delight, was with the sons of men.

Everything, hath Yahweh made for its own purpose, yea, even the lawless one, for the day of calamity.

the heart of the intelligent, acquireth knowledge, yea, the ear of the wise, seeketh knowledge.

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

Yea, she, as for prey, lieth in wait, and, the treacherous among mankind, she causeth to abound.

Three, things there are, too difficult for me, yea, four, which I do not understand:

Under three things, a land is stirred, yea, under four, she cannot bear up: