1. My son, do not forget my Torah, And let your heart watch over my commands;
2. For length of days and long life And peace they add to you.
3. Let not kindness and truth forsake you – Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart,
4. Thus finding favour and good insight In the eyes of Elohim and man.
5. Trust in יהוה with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
6. Know Him in all your ways, And He makes all your paths straight.
7. Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear יהוה and turn away from evil.
8. It is healing to your navel, And moistening to your bones.
9. Esteem יהוה with your goods, And with the first-fruits of all your increase;
10. Then your storehouses shall be filled with plenty, And your vats overflow with new wine.
11. My son, do not despise the discipline of יהוה, And do not loathe His reproof;
12. For whom יהוה loves He reproves, As a father the son whom he delights in.
13. Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, And the man who gets understanding;
14. For the gain from it is better Than gain from silver, And its increase than fine gold.
15. She is more precious than rubies, And all your delights are not comparable to her.
16. Length of days is in her right hand, Riches and esteem in her left hand.
17. Her ways are pleasant ways, And all her paths are peace.