⁸ Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.

²⁰ The wise in any matter findeth good, And whoso is trusting in Jehovah, O his happiness.

¹⁰ for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

²¹ he who is having my commands, and is keeping them, that one it is who is loving me, and he who is loving me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.'

²⁵ he who is loving his life shall lose it, and he who is hating his life in this world -- to life age-during shall keep it;

²⁶ And I have given to you a new heart, And a new spirit I give in your midst, And I have turned aside the heart of stone out of your flesh, And I have given to you a heart of flesh.

¹⁸ For they are pleasant when thou dost keep them in thy heart, They are prepared together for thy lips.

¹⁶ Why `is' this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?

³⁵ For whoso is finding me, hath found life, And bringeth out good-will from Jehovah.

³⁶ And whoso is missing me, is wronging his soul, All hating me have loved death!

²¹ Let them not turn aside from thine eyes, Preserve them in the midst of thy heart.

⁶ Forsake her not, and she doth preserve thee, Love her, and she doth keep thee.

⁴ And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

²¹ My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

¹⁸ A tree of life she `is' to those laying hold on her, And whoso is retaining her `is' happy.

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.

¹¹ Also -- Thy servant is warned by them, `In keeping them `is' a great reward.'