¹⁸ The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

³⁵ The wise will inherit glory, But shame will be the promotion of fools.

¹⁸ knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,

⁸ From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

²⁹ "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,

³⁰ and say, 'If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we wouldn't have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.'

³¹ Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.

³² Fill up, then, the measure of your fathers.

³ Those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the expanse; and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

¹⁷ But we will certainly perform every word that is gone forth out of our mouth, to burn incense to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink-offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then had we plenty of food, and were well, and saw no evil.

¹⁹ Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in which there is no profit.

²⁹ He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

⁷ Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding.

⁸ Esteem her, and she will exalt you. She will bring you to honor, when you embrace her.

⁹ She will give to your head a garland of grace. She will deliver a crown of splendor to you."

⁴ When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn't fade away.