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

then you will understand how to fear the Lord, and you will discover knowledge about God.

to deliver you from the way of the wicked, from those speaking perversity,

for they will provide a long and full life, and they will add well-being to you.

Do not be wise in your own estimation; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.

For the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

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

My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

lest strangers devour your strength, and your labor benefit another man’s house.

My child, if you have made a pledge for your neighbor, and have become a guarantor for a stranger,

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

It has no commander, overseer, or ruler,

How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.

When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.

For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

I have spread my bed with elegant coverings, with richly colored fabric from Egypt.

Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.