Proverbs 3 · משלי

My son, forget not my Tora; but let thy heart keep my commandments:

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.

Let not loyal love and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thy heart:

so shalt thou find grace and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Trust in the Lord with all thy heart; and do not lean upon thy own understanding.

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.

It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thy increase:

so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy vats shall burst with new wine.

My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord; nor be weary of his correction:

for the Lord reproves him whom he loves: even as a father the son in whom he delights.

Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gets understanding.

For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and its gain than fine gold.

She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her.

Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand are riches and honour.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold on her: and happy are those who hold her fast.

The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding he estab­lished the heavens.

By his knowledge the depths were broken up, and the clouds drop down dew.

My son, let them not depart from thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:

so shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: indeed, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the ruin of the wicked, when it comes.

For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being caught.

Withhold not good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

Say not to thy neighbour, Go, and come back, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.

Do not devise evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwells securely by thee.

Do not strive with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.

Do not envy the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

For the underhand man is abomination to the Lord: and he shares his counsel with the righteous.

The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesses the habitation of the just.

Surely he scorns the scorners: but he gives grace to the humble.

The wise shall inherit honour: but fools shall get shame.