6. Seek his will in all you do,and he will show you which path to take.
7. Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.Instead, fear the lord and turn away from evil.
8. Then you will have healing for your bodyand strength for your bones.
9. Honor the lord with your wealthand with the best part of everything you produce.
10. Then he will fill your barns with grain,and your vats will overflow with good wine.
11. My child, don’t reject the lord’s discipline,and don’t be upset when he corrects you.
12. For the lord corrects those he loves,just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.
13. Joyful is the person who finds wisdom,the one who gains understanding.
14. For wisdom is more profitable than silver,and her wages are better than gold.
15. Wisdom is more precious than rubies;nothing you desire can compare with her.
16. She offers you long life in her right hand,and riches and honor in her left.
17. She will guide you down delightful paths;all her ways are satisfying.
18. Wisdom is a tree of life to those who embrace her;happy are those who hold her tightly.
19. By wisdom the lord founded the earth;by understanding he created the heavens.
20. By his knowledge the deep fountains of the earth burst forth,and the dew settles beneath the night sky.