2 My child, if you accept my words
    and treasure up my commandments within you,^(A)
2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
    and inclining your heart to understanding,
³ if you indeed cry out for insight
    and raise your voice for understanding,
⁴ if you seek it like silver
    and search for it as for hidden treasures—^(B)
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.^(C)

⁷ Do not be wise in your own eyes;
    fear the Lord and turn away from evil.^(A)
8 It will be a healing for your flesh
    and a refreshment for your body.^(B)

¹³ The fear of the Lord is hatred of evil.
Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
    and perverted speech I hate.^(A)

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
    and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.^(A)