3 My son, don’t forget my instruction.
    Let your heart guard my commands,
²     because they will help you live a long time
    and provide you with well-being.

¹³ Happy are those who find wisdom
    and those who gain understanding.
¹⁴ Her profit is better than silver,
    and her gain better than gold.
¹⁵ Her value exceeds pearls;
    all you desire can’t compare with her.
¹⁶ In her right hand is a long life;
    in her left are wealth and honor.
¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant;
    all her paths are peaceful.
¹⁸ She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
    those who hold her tight are happy.

²³ The commandment is a lamp and instruction a light;
    corrective teaching is the path of life.

¹⁷ Those who heed instruction are on the way to life,
    but those who ignore correction lose their way.