17. Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be thou in the fear of Jehovah all the day;
18. for surely there is a result, and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
19. Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.
20. Be not among winebibbers, among riotous eaters of flesh.
21. For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness clotheth with rags.
22. Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23. Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.
24. The father of a righteous man shall greatly rejoice, and he that begetteth a wise son shall have joy of him:
25. let thy father and thy mother have joy, and let her that bore thee rejoice.
26. My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
27. For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.
28. She also lieth in wait as a robber, and increaseth the treacherous among men.
29. Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow? Who contentions? Who complaining? Who wounds without cause? Who redness of eyes?