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2:1  My son, if you accept what I am telling you and store my counsel and directives deep within you,
2:2  If you listen for Lady Wisdom, attune your ears to her, and engage your mind to understand what she is telling you,
2:3  If you cry out to her for insight and beg for understanding,
2:4  If you sift through the clamor of everything around you to seek her like some precious prize, to search for her like buried treasure;
2:5  Then you will grasp what it means to truly respect the Eternal, and you will have discovered the knowledge of the one True God.
2:6  The Eternal is ready to share His wisdom with us, for His words bring true knowledge and insight;
2:7  He has stored up the essentials of sound wisdom for those who do right; He acts as a shield for those who value integrity.
2:8  God protects the paths of those who pursue justice, watching over the lives of those who keep faith with Him.
2:9  With this wisdom you will be able to choose the right road, seek justice, and decide what is good and fair
2:10  Because wisdom will penetrate deep within and knowledge will become a good friend to your soul.
2:11  Sound judgment will stand guard over you, and understanding will watch over you as the Lord promised.
2:12  Wisdom will keep you from following the way of evildoers, of those who twist words to pervert the truth,
2:13  Of those who reject the right road for a darker, more sinister way of life,
2:14  Of those who enjoy evil and pursue perverse pleasures,
2:15  Of those who journey down a crooked path, constantly figuring out new ways to trick and deceive others.
2:16  Wisdom will pluck you from the trap of a seductive woman, from the enticing propositions of the adulteress
2:17  Who chose to leave the husband of her youth, to forget her sacred promises to her God;
2:18  For her house is on the road that leads to death, and her path goes down to the shadowy pit.
2:19  Those who go to her will never return; they will never again find their way back to true life.
2:20  As for you, you should walk like those who are good and keep to the paths of those who love justice,
2:21  For those who live right will remain in the land and those with integrity will endure here.
2:22  But not the wicked; they will be forced out and banned from this promised land, and those who deal in deceit will be plucked up like weeds.