My child, listen to me and treasure my instructions
Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding
Cry out for insight and understanding
Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure
Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge Of God
For the LORD grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding
He grants a treasure of good sense to the godly. He is their shield, protecting those who Walk with integrity
He guards the paths of justice and protects those who are faithful to him
Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will know how to find the Right course of action every time
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy
Wise planning will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe
Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose speech is corrupt
These people turn from right ways to walk down dark and evil paths
They rejoice in doing wrong, and they enjoy evil as it turns things upside down
What they do is crooked, and their ways are wrong
Wisdom will save you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the adulterous Woman
She has abandoned her husband and ignores the covenant she made before God
Entering her house leads to death; it is the road to hell
The man who visits her is doomed. He will never reach the paths of life
Follow the steps of good men instead, and stay on the paths of the righteous
For only the upright will live in the land, and those who have integrity will remain in it
But the wicked will be removed from the land, and the treacherous will be destroyed