3 My son, don’t forget my instruction,
and keep my commandments carefully in mind.^[a]
2 For they will add length to your days, years to your life,
    and abundant peace to you.

¹³ How joyful is the man who finds wisdom,
    and the man who gains understanding,
¹⁴ because her profit is better than the profit of silver,
    and her yield than fine gold.
¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies,
    and nothing you desire compares with her.
¹⁶ Long life is in her right hand,
    and in her left are riches and honor.
¹⁷ Her ways are pleasant ways,
    and all her paths are peaceful.
¹⁸ She is a tree of life for those who embrace her,
    and whoever clutches her tightly will be joyful.

²³ Because the command is a lamp
    and the Law a light,
        rebukes that discipline are a way of life—

³⁵ because those who find me find life
    and gain favor from the Lord.

¹⁷ Whoever heeds correction is on the pathway to life,
    but someone who ignores exhortation goes astray.