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3:1  My son, forget not my law; But let thy heart keep my commandments:
3:2  For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
3:3  Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
3:4  So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.
3:5  Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
3:6  In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
3:7  Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
3:8  It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.
3:9  Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:
3:10  So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
3:11  My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:
3:12  For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
3:13  Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
3:14  For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
3:15  She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
3:16  Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
3:17  Her ways are ways of pleasantness, And all her paths are peace.
3:18  She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: And happy is every one that retaineth her.
3:19  Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.
3:20  By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.
3:21  My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
3:22  So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
3:23  Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And thy foot shall not stumble.
3:24  When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
3:25  Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:
3:26  For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.
3:27  Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
3:28  Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.
3:29  Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
3:30  Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
3:31  Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
3:32  For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
3:33  The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
3:34  Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; But he giveth grace unto the lowly.
3:35  The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.