¹⁰ My child,^[a] listen to me and do as I say,
    and you will have a long, good life.

¹¹ Wisdom will multiply your days
    and add years to your life.

⁵ May they fear you^[a] as long as the sun shines,
    as long as the moon remains in the sky.
    Yes, forever!

²⁸ I will love him and be kind to him forever;
    my covenant with him will never end.
²⁹ I will preserve an heir for him;
    his throne will be as endless as the days of heaven.

²⁰ “No longer will babies die when only a few days old.
    No longer will adults die before they have lived a full life.
No longer will people be considered old at one hundred!
    Only the cursed will die that young!

¹⁶ She offers you long life in her right hand,
    and riches and honor in her left.