then I was beside him as a master craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, rejoicing before him at all times,

This will bring healing to your body, and refreshment to your inner self.

So they will give life to you, and grace to adorn your neck.

Let them be for yourself alone, and not for strangers with you.

May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in your young wife –

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

Do not be one who strikes hands in pledge or who puts up security for debts.

If someone pampers his servant from youth, he will be a weakling in the end.

She is like the merchant ships; she brings her food from afar.

Join with us! We will all share equally in what we steal.”

for the Lord will be the source of your confidence, and he will guard your foot from being caught in a trap.

Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.

When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother,

I almost came to complete ruin in the midst of the whole congregation!”

A person is praised in accordance with his wisdom, but the one who has a twisted mind is despised.

A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.

The king shows favor to a wise servant, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

So that your confidence may be in the Lord, I am making them known to you today – even you.