23. Buy truth, and do not sell it;buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
24. The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
25. Let your father and mother be glad;let her who bore you rejoice.
26. My son, give me your heart,and let your eyes observe my ways.
27. For a prostitute is a deep pit; an adulteress is a narrow well.
28. She lies in wait like a robberand increases the traitors among mankind.
29. Who has woe? Who has sorrow?Who has strife? Who has complaining?Who has wounds without cause?Who has redness of eyes?
30. Those who tarry long over wine;those who go to try mixed wine.
31. Do not look at wine when it is red,when it sparkles in the cupand goes down smoothly.
32. In the end it bites like a serpentand stings like an adder.
33. Your eyes will see strange things,and your heart utter perverse things.