3 ^(A)My son, do not forget my teaching,
    ^(B)but let your heart keep my commandments,
² for ^(C)length of days and years of life
    and ^(D)peace they will add to you.

^13 (A)Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
    and the one who gets understanding,
^14 (B)for the gain from her is better than gain from silver
    and her profit better than ^(C)gold.
¹⁵ She is more precious than ^(D)jewels,
    and ^(E)nothing you desire can compare with her.
^16 (F)Long life is in her right hand;
    in her left hand are ^(G)riches and honor.
¹⁷ Her ^(H)ways are ways of pleasantness,
    and all her paths are peace.
¹⁸ She is ^(I)a tree of life to those who ^(J)lay hold of her;
    those who hold her fast are called blessed.

²³ For the commandment is ^(A)a lamp and the teaching a light,
    and the ^(B)reproofs of discipline are the way of life,

³⁵ For ^(A)whoever finds me ^(B)finds life
    and ^(C)obtains favor from the Lord,

¹⁷ Whoever heeds instruction is on ^(A)the path to life,
    but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.

¹⁹ Whoever is steadfast in righteousness ^(A)will live,
    but ^(B)he who pursues evil will die.

³⁰ The fruit of the righteous is ^(A)a tree of life,
    and whoever ^(B)captures souls is wise.

^28 (A)In the path of righteousness is life,
    and in its pathway there is no death.

^4 (A)A gentle^[a] tongue is ^(B)a tree of life,
    but ^(C)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.