³² “And now, my sons, listen to me;
those who keep my ways are happy.^(A)
33 Listen to instruction and be wise;^(B)
don’t ignore it.
³⁴ Anyone who listens to me is happy,^(C)
watching at my doors every day,
waiting by the posts of my doorway.
³⁵ For the one who finds me finds life^(D)
and obtains favor from the Lord,^(E)
36 but the one who misses me^[a] harms himself;^(F)
all who hate me love death.”^(G)

²⁸ The hope of the righteous is joy,^(A)
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.^(B)

²⁵ Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down,
but a good word cheers it up.^(A)