9. Honor the Lord with your wealthand with the first of all your crops.
10. Then your barns will be filledwith plenty,and your vats will burst with wine.
11. Don’t reject the instruction of the Lord, my son;don’t despise his correction.
12. The Lord loves those he corrects,just like a father who treats his son with favor.
13. Happy are those who find wisdomand those who gain understanding.
14. Her profit is better than silver,and her gain better than gold.
15. Her value exceeds pearls;all you desire can’t compare with her.
16. In her right hand is a long life;in her left are wealth and honor.
17. Her ways are pleasant;all her paths are peaceful.
18. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;those who hold her tight are happy.
19. The Lord laid the foundations of the earth with wisdom,establishing the heavens with understanding.