because you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.

Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

Her ways are very pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.

Make the path for your feet level, so that all your ways may be established.

All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.

One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment.

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.

locusts have no king, but they all go forward by ranks;

We will seize all kinds of precious wealth; we will fill our houses with plunder.

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

Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity – every good way.

None who go in to her will return, nor will they reach the paths of life.

Honor the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops;

She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her.

Do not envy a violent man, and do not choose to imitate any of his ways;

Wisdom is supreme – so acquire wisdom, and whatever you acquire, acquire understanding!

for they are life to those who find them and healing to one’s entire body.

Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.