³ For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,

²⁸ And all Israel hear of the judgment that the king hath judged, and fear because of the king, for they have seen that the wisdom of God `is' in his heart, to do judgment.

²² Receive, I pray thee, from His mouth a law, And set His sayings in thy heart.

¹ My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

² To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding,

³ For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice,

⁴ If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her,

⁵ Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

⁶ For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.

⁷ Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly.

⁸ To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth.

⁹ Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path.

¹⁰ Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.

¹¹ For better `is' wisdom than rubies, Yea, all delights are not comparable with it.