en_cepher - Pro 4 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

² For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my Torah.

³ For I was my father's son, tender and only yachiyd in the sight of my mother.

⁴ He taught me also, and said unto me, Let your heart retain my words: guard my commandments, and live.

⁵ Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth.

⁶ Forsake her not, and she shall guard you: love her, and she shall keep you.

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all your getting get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she shall promote you: she shall bring you to honor, when you embrace her.

⁹ She shall give to your head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to you.

¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of your life shall be many.

¹¹ I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths.

¹² When you go, your steps shall not be straitened; and when you run, you shall not stumble.

¹³ Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: guard her; for she is your life.

¹⁴ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.

¹⁵ Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

¹⁶ For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

¹⁷ For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence.

¹⁸ But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.

¹⁹ The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words; incline your ear unto my sayings.

²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes; guard them in the midst of your heart.

²² For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.

²³ Keep your heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

²⁴ Put away from you a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from you.

²⁵ Let your eyes look right on, and let your eyelids look straight before you.

²⁶ Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established.

²⁷ Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove your foot from evil.