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3:1  My son, forget not my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments;
3:2  for length of days and long life and peace shall they add to thee.
3:3  Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thine heart.
3:4  So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
3:5  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding;
3:6  in all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.
3:7  Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil.
3:8  It shall be health to thy flesh and marrow to thy bones.
3:9  Honor the Lord with thy substance and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
3:10  so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
3:11  My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, neither be weary of His correction;
3:12  for whom the Lord loveth, He correcteth, 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 merchandising of it is better than the merchandising of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
3:15  She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her.
3:16  Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand 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 everyone that retaineth her.
3:19  The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath He established the heavens;
3:20  by His knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
3:21  My son, let not these depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion;
3:22  so shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace around thy neck.
3:23  Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, 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 the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being snared.
3:27  Withhold not good from them to whom it is due when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
3:28  Say not unto thy neighbor, “Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give,” when thou hast it with thee.
3:29  Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely beside thee.
3:30  Strive not with a man without cause if he has done thee no harm.
3:31  Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways;
3:32  for the froward is an abomination to the Lord, but His secret is with the righteous.
3:33  The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, but He blesseth the habitation of the just.
3:34  Surely He scorneth the scorners, but He giveth grace unto the lowly.
3:35  The wise shall inherit glory, but shame shall be the promotion of fools.