¹² So teach us to number our days, That we may get us a heart of wisdom.

⁴ Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am.

²⁹ Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!

¹⁶ redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

¹⁷ Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

⁴ We must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

⁷ Wisdom `is' the principal thing; `therefore' get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

² So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding;

³ Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding;

⁴ If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:

⁵ Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.

⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth `cometh' knowledge and understanding:

¹ He that separateth himself seeketh `his own' desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom.

² A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

³² Now therefore, `my' sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.

³³ Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.

³⁴ Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

³⁵ For whoso findeth me findeth life, And shall obtain favor of Jehovah.

³⁶ But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: All they that hate me love death.

¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.

¹⁴ For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.

¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.

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.

²⁸ And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; And to depart from evil is understanding.

³⁵ Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning;

³⁶ and be ye yourselves like unto men looking for their lord, when he shall return from the marriage feast; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may straightway open unto him.

³⁷ Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them sit down to meat, and shall come and serve them.

³⁸ And if he shall come in the second watch, and if in the third, and find `them' so blessed are those `servants'.

³⁹ But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what hour the thief was coming, he would have watched, and not have left his house to be broken through.

⁴⁰ Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

²³ Buy the truth, and sell it not; `Yea', wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

¹² Apply thy heart unto instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

¹⁶ How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

¹ My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

² Keep my commandments and live; And my law as the apple of thine eye.

³ Bind them upon thy fingers; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart.

⁴ Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; And call understanding `thy' kinswoman:

⁵ Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

¹⁰ Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do `it' with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.