³² Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

¹ <ALEPH> Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.

² Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.

²⁸ But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.

¹ <A Song of the going up.> Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.

¹ Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

² But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and whose mind is on his law day and night.

³ He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

⁴ The evil-doers are not so; but are like the dust from the grain, which the wind takes away.

⁷ Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

²⁴ So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;