⁷ Do not be wise in your own ^(A)eyes;
Fear the Lord and depart from evil.
⁸ It will be health to your ^[a]flesh,
And ^(B)strength^[b] to your bones.

^13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
^14 (B)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies,
And ^(C)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
^16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
^17 (E)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
¹⁸ She is ^(F)a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who ^[a]retain her.

¹⁰ Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
^(A)And the years of your life will be many.

²⁰ My son, give attention to my words;
Incline your ear to my sayings.
²¹ Do not let them depart from your eyes;
Keep them in the midst of your heart;
²² For they are life to those who find them,
And health to all their flesh.