4. And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;
5. Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;
6. Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.
7. Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
8. Exalt her, and she will promote thee; She will bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her.
9. She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of beauty will she deliver to thee.
10. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.
11. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
12. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.