¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And years of life `are' multiplied to thee.

¹¹ In a way of wisdom I have directed thee, I have caused thee to tread in paths of uprightness.

¹² In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.

¹³ Lay hold on instruction, do not desist, Keep her, for she `is' thy life.

¹⁴ Into the path of the wicked enter not, And be not happy in a way of evil doers.

¹⁵ Avoid it, pass not over into it, Turn aside from it, and pass on.

¹⁶ For they sleep not if they do not evil, And their sleep hath been taken violently away, If they cause not `some' to stumble.

¹⁷ For they have eaten bread of wickedness, And wine of violence they drink.

¹⁸ And the path of the righteous `is' as a shining light, Going and brightening till the day is established,

¹⁹ The way of the wicked `is' as darkness, They have not known at what they stumble.

²⁰ My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

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

²² For life they `are' to those finding them, And to all their flesh healing.

²³ Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it `are' the outgoings of life.

⁶ Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

⁶ Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

¹² Bring in to instruction thy heart, And thine ear to sayings of knowledge.

²⁶ Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.