1. My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commandments with thee,
2. That thy ear may hearken to wisdom: Incline thy heart to know prudence:
3. For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence:
4. If thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a treasure:
5. Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and shalt find the knowledge of God.
6. Because the Lord giveth wisdom: and out of his mouth cometh prudence and knowledge.
7. He will keep the salvation of the righteous, and protect them that walk in simplicity.
8. Keeping the paths of justice, and guarding the ways of saints.
9. Then shalt thou understand justice, and judgment, and equity, and every good path.
10. If wisdom shall enter into thy heart, and knowledge please thy soul:
11. Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
12. That thou mayst be delivered from the evil way, and from the man that speaketh perverse things:
13. Who leave the right way, and walk by dark ways: