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4:1  Children, listen to your father’s teaching. Pay attention and you will learn how to learn.
4:2  The advice I give is good, so don’t ever forget what I teach you.
4:3  When I was my father’s little boy and my mother’s dear son,
4:4  my father taught me this: “Pay attention to what I say. Obey my commands and you will have a good life.
4:5  Try to get wisdom and understanding. Don’t forget my teaching or ignore what I say.
4:6  Don’t turn away from wisdom, and she will protect you. Love her, and she will keep you safe.
4:7  “The first step to becoming wise is to look for wisdom, so use everything you have to get understanding.
4:8  Love wisdom, and she will make you great. Hold on to wisdom, and she will bring you honor.
4:9  Wisdom will reward you with a crown of honor and glory.”
4:10  Son, listen to me. Do what I say, and you will live a long time.
4:11  I am teaching you about wisdom and guiding you on the right path.
4:12  As you walk on it, you will not step into a trap. Even if you run, you will not trip and fall.
4:13  Always remember this teaching. Don’t forget it. It is the key to life, so guard it well.
4:14  Don’t take the path of the wicked; don’t follow those who do evil.
4:15  Stay away from that path; don’t even go near it. Turn around and go another way.
4:16  The wicked cannot sleep until they have done something evil. They will not rest until they bring someone down.
4:17  Evil and violence are their food and drink.
4:18  The path of those who live right is like the early morning light. It gets brighter and brighter until the full light of day.
4:19  But the path of the wicked is like a dark night. They trip and fall over what they cannot see.
4:20  My son, pay attention to what I say. Listen closely to my words.
4:21  Don’t let them out of your sight. Never stop thinking about them.
4:22  These words are the secret of life and health to all who discover them.
4:23  Above all, be careful what you think because your thoughts control your life.
4:24  Don’t bend the truth or say things that you know are not right.
4:25  Keep your eyes on the path, and look straight ahead.
4:26  Make sure you are going the right way, and nothing will make you fall.
4:27  Don’t go to the right or to the left, and you will stay away from evil.