| Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom! Get understanding! Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth. |
| Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. | Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. |
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| Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. | Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, And the years of your life will be many. |
| I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. | I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. |
| My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. | My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart. |
| Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. | Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. |
| Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. | Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. |
| Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. | Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. |
| Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. | Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. |
| Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. | Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil. |
