19Or, teaching;
3: 2 For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to thee.
3: 3 Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
3: 4 So shalt thou find favor and 20good understanding In the sight of God and man.
20Or, good repute
3: 5 Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
3: 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will 21direct thy paths.
21Or, make straight (or, make plain) thy paths.
3: 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes; Fear Jehovah, and depart from evil:
3: 8 It will be health to thy 22navel, And 23marrow to thy bones.
22So Hbtxt Aram. Sept., Vg. read flesh, or, body
23Or, refreshing Hb. moistening
3: 9 Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
3: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, And thy vats shall overflow with new wine.
3: 11 My son, despise not the 24chastening of Jehovah; Neither be weary of his reproof:
24Or, instruction
3: 12 For whom Jehovah loveth he reproveth; Even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
3: 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that 25getteth understanding.
25Hb. draweth forth understanding.
3: 14 For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
3: 15 She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
3: 16 Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are 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 every one that retaineth her.
3: 19 Jehovah by wisdom founded the earth; By understanding he established the heavens.
3: 20 By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew.
3: 21 My son, let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
3: 22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, And grace to thy neck.
3: 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way securely, And 26thy foot shall not stumble.
26Hb. thou shalt not dash thy foot.
3: 24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: Yes, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
3: 25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the 27desolation of the wicked, when it cometh:
27Or, storm
3: 26 For Jehovah will be thy confidence, And will keep thy foot from being taken.
3: 27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
3: 28 Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And tomorrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.
3: 29 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
3: 30 Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.
3: 31 Envy thou not the man of violence, And choose none of his ways.
3: 32 For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his 28friendship is with the upright.
28Or, counsel
3: 33 The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.
3: 34 29Surely he scoffeth at the scoffers; 30But he giveth grace unto the lowly.
29Or, Though
30Or, Yet
3: 35 The wise shall inherit glory; 31But shame shall be the promotion of fools.
31Or, But fools carry away shame.
