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3:1  My son, do not forget my teaching. Let your heart keep my commands,
3:2  because they will add long days and many years to your life, and peace and prosperity will come to you.
3:3  Do not allow mercy and truth to leave you. Fasten them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
3:4  Then you will find favor and approval in the eyes of God and man.
3:5  Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.
3:6  In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
3:7  Do not consider yourself wise. Fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
3:8  Then your body will be healed, and your bones will be refreshed.
3:9  Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits from your entire harvest.
3:10  Then your barns will be filled to capacity, and your wine vats will overflow with fresh wine.
3:11  Do not reject the Lord’s discipline, my son, and do not despise his warning,
3:12  because the Lord warns the one he loves as a father warns a son with whom he is pleased.
3:13  How blessed is the person who finds wisdom, the person who acquires understanding,
3:14  because the profit it gives is better than the profit from silver, and its yield is better than gold!
3:15  It is more valuable than gems, and nothing you desire can equal it.
3:16  In its right hand are the days of a long life. In its left hand are riches and honor.
3:17  Its ways are pleasant ways, and all its paths are peace.
3:18  It is a tree of life for those who hold on to it. Those who cling to it are blessed.
3:19  The Lord founded the earth by wisdom. He established the heavens by understanding.
3:20  By his knowledge the deep waters were divided, and the clouds drip dew.
3:21  My son, do not take your eyes off these things. Guard sound judgment and insight.
3:22  They will be life for your soul and grace to adorn your neck.
3:23  Then you will walk safely on your way, and your foot will not stumble.
3:24  When you lie down, you will not be afraid. When you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant.
3:25  Do not be afraid of sudden terror, nor of the destruction of the wicked when it comes,
3:26  because the Lord will be your confidence. He will keep your foot from being caught.
3:27  Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is within your power to give it.
3:28  Do not say to your neighbor, “Go away! Come back some other time. I will give something to you tomorrow,” when in fact it is already with you right now.
3:29  Do not plan harm against your neighbor when he is living with you peacefully.
3:30  Do not quarrel with a person for no good reason when he has done nothing to harm you.
3:31  Do not envy a violent person. Do not choose any of his ways,
3:32  because a crooked person is an abomination to the Lord, but God’s friendly guidance leads the upright.
3:33  The Lord’s curse rests on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
3:34  Although he scorns the scornful, he gives grace to the humble.
3:35  Wise people inherit honor, but proud fools receive disgrace.