2. Then you will live a long time.And your life will be successful.
3. Don’t ever stop being kind and truthful.Let kindness and truth show in all you do.Write them down in your mind as if on a tablet.
4. Then you will be respectedand pleasing to both God and men.
5. Trust the Lord with all your heart.Don’t depend on your own understanding.
6. Remember the Lord in everything you do.And he will give you success.
7. Don’t depend on your own wisdom.Respect the Lord and refuse to do wrong.
8. Then your body will be healthy.And your bones will be strong.
9. Honor the Lord by giving him part of your wealth.Give him the firstfruits from all your crops.
10. Then your barns will be full.And your wine barrels will overflow with new wine.
11. My child, do not reject the Lord’s discipline.And don’t become angry when he corrects you.
12. The Lord corrects those he loves,just as a father corrects the child that he likes.
13. Happy is the person who finds wisdom.And happy is the person who gets understanding.
14. Wisdom is worth more than silver.It brings more profit than gold.
15. Wisdom is more precious than rubies.Nothing you want is equal to it.
16. With her right hand wisdom offers you a long life.With her left hand she gives you riches and honor.
17. Wisdom will make your life pleasant.It will bring you peace.
18. As a tree makes fruit, wisdom gives life to those who use it.Everyone who uses wisdom will be happy.
19. Using his wisdom, the Lord made the earth.Using his understanding, he set the sky in place.
20. Using his knowledge, he made rivers flow from underground springs.And he made the clouds drop rain on the earth.