^{13 Ref} My son, take honey, for it is good; and the flowing honey, which is sweet to your taste:

^{14 Ref} So let your desire be for wisdom: if you have it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

^{15 Ref} Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

^{13 Ref} My son, eat honey, for it is good; The droppings of the honeycomb, which are sweet to your taste:

^{14 Ref} So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; If you have found it, then there will be a reward, Your hope will not be cut off.

^{15 Ref} Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting-place: