Cause me to hear your loyal love in the morning, for I trust you. Cause me to know the way that I should go, for I lift up my soul to you.

Teach me to do your will, for you [are] my God; your Spirit [is] good. Lead me onto level ground.

For your name's sake, O Yahweh, preserve my life; in your righteousness bring me out of trouble.

And in your loyal love destroy my enemies, and exterminate all [the] adversaries of my soul, for I [am] your servant.

Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, the one who trains my hands for battle, my fingers for war--

He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry for help, and saves them.

[who] executes justice for the oppressed, [who] gives food for the hungry. Yahweh sets prisoners free;

Praise Yah. For [it is] good to sing praises [to] our God; for [it is] pleasant; praise is fitting.

who covers [the] heavens with clouds, who provides rain for the earth, who causes grass to grow on the mountains.

Yahweh takes pleasure in those who fear him, the ones who hope for his loyal love.

for he strengthens the bars of your gates. He blesses your children within you;

He has not done so for any nation, and they do not know [his] ordinances. Praise Yah.

And he has raised high a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful-- for the children of Israel, a people close to him. Praise Yah.

For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people; he glorifies [the] afflicted with salvation.

Let [the] faithful exult in glory; let them sing for joy on their beds.

to execute on them [the] judgment that is decreed. This [will be] honor for all his faithful ones; Praise Yah.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to the abundance of his greatness.

for they [are] a garland of favor for your head, and pendants for your neck.

If they say, "Come with us! We shall lie in wait for blood; we shall ambush the innocent without cause.

you shall throw your lot in our midst, there will be one purse for all of us."

for their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed blood,

for "in vain is the net scattered, in the sight of any {winged bird}."

They lie in wait for their [own] blood. They ambush their [own] lives.

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

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

For if you cry out for understanding, [if] you lift your voice for insight,

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

For the upright, he stores sound judgment, a shield for those who walk uprightly,

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

those who are happy to do evil, [for] they delight in [the] deviousness of evil,

for her house sinks to death, and to the dead are her paths.

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

For length of days, years of life, and peace they shall add to you.

There shall be healing for your {flesh}, and refreshment for your body.

For her income is better than the income of silver, and her revenue than [that of] gold.

She is a tree of life for those who seize her; those who take hold of her are considered happy.

They shall be life for your soul and adornment for your neck.

for he who is perverse [is] an abomination of Yahweh, but those who are upright [are] his confidence.

For I have given you good instruction; do not forsake my teaching.

She will give a garland for your head; she shall bestow a crown of glory upon you."

Seize the instruction! Do not let go! Guard her, for she is your life.

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 wickedness, and they drank the wine of violence.

For they are life to those who find them and healing {to the entire body}.

With all vigilance, keep your heart, for from it [comes] the source of life.

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

May they be yours alone, and not for strangers [who are] with you.

For before the eyes of Yahweh [are] {human ways}, and all his paths he examines.

He shall die {for lack of} discipline, and in the greatness of his folly he shall be lost.

do this, then, my child, and save yourself, for you have come into {the palm of your neighbor's hand}: Go, humble yourself, plead with your neighbor.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest--

For [like] a lamp [is] a commandment, and instruction [is] light, and the way of life [is the] reproof of discipline,

For [the] price of a woman, a prostitute, [is the] price of a loaf of bread, but the {woman belonging to a man} hunts precious life.

For jealousy [is the] fury of a husband, and he will not show restraint on the day of revenge.

For at the window of my house, through my lattice, I looked down.

For there is no man in his home; he has gone on a {long journey}.

The bag of money he took in his hand, for [on] the day of the full moon he will come home."

For many slain she has laid low, and countless [are] all of her killings.

Listen! For noble things I will speak, and upright things from the opening of my lips.

For wisdom is better than jewels, and all desires shall not compare with her.

For he who finds me [is] he who finds life, and he obtains favor from Yahweh.

"Whoever [is] simple, let him turn here." As for the one who lacks {sense}, she says to him,

He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself, and he who rebukes the wicked {gets hurt}.

For by me your days shall increase, and years of life shall multiply for you.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and [if] you scoff, alone you shall bear [it].

"Whoever is simple, may he turn here!" As for he who lacks {sense}, she says to him,

On the lips of one who has understanding, wisdom is found, but a rod [is] for the back of one who lacks {sense}.

Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools {die for lack of sense}.

[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.

A stronghold for the upright is the way of Yahweh, but ruin [belongs] to {evildoers}.

He who withholds grain, the people curse him, but a blessing [is] for the head of him who sells.

For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse {mind} will be despised.

As for a fool, {on that very day} he makes his anger known, but he who ignores an insult [is] prudent.

Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

He who is good will leave an inheritance to {his grandchildren}, and stored up for the righteous [is] the wealth of a sinner.

Leave {the presence of a foolish man}, [for] you will not [come to] know {words of knowledge}.

In the fear of Yahweh, there is confidence of strength, and for his children, there will be refuge.

The favor of a king [is] for the servant who deals wisely, but his wrath will be [on] him who acts shamefully.

The path of life [leads] upward for him who has insight, in order to turn away from Sheol below.

He who makes trouble for his house [is] he who is greedy for unjust gain, but he who hates bribes will live.

All Yahweh has made [is] for his purpose, and even the wicked for the day of trouble.

An abomination to kings [is] doing evil, for by righteousness the throne will be established.

A fountain of life is wisdom for its owner, but the instruction of fools is folly.

The life of a worker works for him, for his {hunger} urges him.

A crucible [is] for the silver, and a furnace [is] for the gold, but Yahweh will test hearts.

{Fine speech} [is] not becoming a fool, {still less} [is] {false speech} for a ruler.

[For] he who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

The friend loves at all times, but a brother is born for adversity.

He who begets a fool, [there is] trouble for him; the father of a fool will not rejoice.

Also, imposing a fine on the righteous is not good, [nor] to flog nobles for uprightness.

The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.

The gift of a person will open doors for him, and before the great, it gives him access.

From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach will be satisfied, as for the yield of his lips, it will satisfy.

As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

For a fool living in luxury is not fitting, [any] more [than it is] for a slave to rule over princes.

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.

Listen [to] advice and accept instruction so that you will gain wisdom for your {future}.

Judgments are prepared for the scoffers, and flogging for the back of fools.

[It is] honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.

Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?