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| [1]Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. |
[1]Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. |
| [2]For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my teaching. |
[2]For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my teaching. |
| [3]For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother. |
[3]For I was a son unto my father, tender and an only one in the sight of my mother. |
| [4]And he taught me, and said unto me: 'Let thy heart hold fast my words, keep my commandments, and live; |
[4]And he taught me, and said unto me: 'Let thy heart hold fast my words, keep my commandments, and live; |
| [5]Get wisdom, get understanding; forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth; |
[5]Get wisdom, get understanding; forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth; |
| [6]Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; love her, and she will keep thee. |
[6]Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; love her, and she will keep thee. |
| [7]The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; yea, with all thy getting get understanding. |
[7]The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; yea, with all thy getting get understanding. |
| [8]Extol her, and she will exalt thee; she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. |
[8]Extol her, and she will exalt thee; she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. |
| [9]She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow on thee.' |
[9]She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; a crown of glory will she bestow on thee.' |
| [10]Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. |
[10]Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. |
| [11]I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness. |
[11]I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness. |
| [12]When thou goest, thy step shall not be straitened; and if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. |
[12]When thou goest, thy step shall not be straitened; and if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. |
| [13]Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go; keep her, for she is thy life. |
[13]Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go; keep her, for she is thy life. |
| [14]Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men. |
[14]Enter not into the path of the wicked, and walk not in the way of evil men. |
| [15]Avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass on. |
[15]Avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass on. |
| [16]For they sleep not, except they have done evil; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. |
[16]For they sleep not, except they have done evil; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. |
| [17]For they eat the brea wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. |
[17]For they eat the brea wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. |
| [18]But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. |
[18]But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. |
| [19]The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble. |
[19]The way of the wicked is as darkness; they know not at what they stumble. |
| [20]My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. |
[20]My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. |
| [21]Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. |
[21]Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. |
| [22]For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. |
[22]For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. |
| [23]Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; for out of it are the issues of life. |
[23]Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; for out of it are the issues of life. |
| [24]Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. |
[24]Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. |
| [25]Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
[25]Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. |
| [26]Make plain the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. |
[26]Make plain the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. |
| [27]Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil. |
[27]Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; remove thy foot from evil. |