My child, do not let them escape from your sight; safeguard sound wisdom and discretion.

Do not let them depart from your sight, guard them within your heart;

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

Then you will find favor and good understanding, in the sight of God and people.

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

Your eyes will see strange things, and your mind will speak perverse things.

For the upright will reside in the land, and those with integrity will remain in it,

Lest she should make level the path leading to life, her paths are unstable but she does not know it.

All a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.

A bribe works like a charm for the one who offers it; in whatever he does he succeeds.

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

All of a person’s ways seem right in his own opinion, but the Lord evaluates the motives.

The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of them both.