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3:1  My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart guard my commandments;
3:2  For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you.
3:3  Do not let lovingkindness and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.
3:4  So you will find favor and good insight In the eyes of God and man.
3:5  Trust in Yahweh with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding.
3:6  In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
3:7  Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.
3:8  It will be healing to your body And refreshment to your bones.
3:9  Honor Yahweh from your wealth And from the first of all your produce;
3:10  So your barns will be filled with plenty And your vats will burst with new wine.
3:11  My son, do not reject the discipline of Yahweh Or loathe His reproof,
3:12  For whom Yahweh loves He reproves, Even as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.
3:13  How blessed is the man who finds wisdom And the man who obtains discernment.
3:14  For her profit is better than the profit of silver And her produce better than fine gold.
3:15  She is more precious than pearls; And nothing you desire compares with her.
3:16  Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and glory.
3:17  Her ways are pleasant ways And all her pathways are peace.
3:18  She is a tree of life to those who seize her, And all those who hold her fast are blessed.
3:19  Yahweh by wisdom founded the earth, By discernment He established the heavens.
3:20  By His knowledge the deeps were split up And the skies drip with dew.
3:21  My son, let them not deviate from your eyes; Guard sound wisdom and discretion,
3:22  So they will be life for your soul And grace for your neck.
3:23  Then you will walk in your way securely And your foot will not stumble.
3:24  When you lie down, you will not be in dread; You will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.
3:25  Do not be afraid of sudden dread Nor of the storm of the wicked when it comes;
3:26  For Yahweh will be your confidence And will keep your foot from being caught.
3:27  Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, When it is in your hand to do it.
3:28  Do not say to your neighbor, “Go, and come back, And tomorrow I will give it,” When it is there with you.
3:29  Do not devise harm against your neighbor, While he lives securely beside you.
3:30  Do not contend with a man without cause, If he has dealt you no harm.
3:31  Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of his ways.
3:32  For the devious one is an abomination to Yahweh; But His secret council is with the upright.
3:33  The curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked one, But He blesses the abode of the righteous.
3:34  Though He scoffs at the scoffers, Yet He gives grace to the humble.
3:35  The wise will inherit glory, But fools raise up disgrace.