Proverbs 4:8-10

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁸ Prize her highly, and she will exalt you;
    she will honour you if you embrace her.
⁹ She will place on your head a fair garland;
    she will bestow on you a beautiful crown.’

¹⁰ Hear, my child, and accept my words,
    that the years of your life may be many.