1	My son, forget# not my law; but let thine heart keep# my commandments:
			2	For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add# to thee. [long...: Heb. years of life]
			3	Let not mercy and truth forsake# thee: bind# them about thy neck; write# them upon the table of thine heart:
			4	So shalt thou find# favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. [good...: or, good success]
			5	Trust# in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean# not unto thine own understanding.
			6	In all thy ways acknowledge# him, and he shall direct# thy paths.
			7	Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear# the LORD, and depart# from evil.
			8	It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. [health: Heb. medicine] [marrow: Heb. watering, or, moistening]
			9	Honour# the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
			10	So shall thy barns be filled# with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out# with new wine.
			11	My son, despise# not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary# of his correction:
			12	For whom the LORD loveth# he correcteth# ; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth# .
			13	Happy is the man that findeth# wisdom, and the man that getteth# understanding. [that getteth...: Heb. that draweth out understanding]
			14	For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
			15	She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared# unto her.
			16	Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
			17	Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
			18	She is a tree of life to them that lay hold# upon her: and happy# is every one that retaineth# her.
			19	The LORD by wisdom hath founded# the earth; by understanding hath he established# the heavens. [established: or, prepared]
			20	By his knowledge the depths are broken up# , and the clouds drop down# the dew.
			21	My son, let not them depart# from thine eyes: keep# sound wisdom and discretion:
			22	So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
			23	Then shalt thou walk# in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble# .
			24	When thou liest down# , thou shalt not be afraid# : yea, thou shalt lie down# , and thy sleep shall be sweet# .
			25	Be not afraid# of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh# .
			26	For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep# thy foot from being taken.
			27	Withhold# not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do# it . [them...: Heb. the owners thereof]
			28	Say# not unto thy neighbour, Go# , and come again# , and to morrow I will give# ; when thou hast it by thee.
			29	Devise# not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth# securely by thee. [Devise...: or, Practise no evil]
			30	Strive# not with a man without cause, if he have done# thee no harm.
			31	Envy# thou not the oppressor# , and choose# none of his ways. [the oppressor: Heb. a man of violence]
			32	For the froward# is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
			33	The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth# the habitation of the just.
			34	Surely he scorneth# the scorners# : but he giveth# grace unto the lowly# # .
			35	The wise shall inherit# glory: but shame shall be the promotion# of fools. [shall be...: Heb. exalteth the fools]