9. Honor the Lord with your possessionsand with the first produce of your entire harvest;
10. then your barns will be completely filled,and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11. Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son,and do not loathe His discipline;
12. for the Lord disciplines the one He loves,just as a father, the son he delights in.
13. Happy is a man who finds wisdom and who acquires understanding,
14. for she is more profitable than silver,and her revenue is better than gold.
15. She is more precious than jewels; nothing you desire compares with her.
16. Long life is in her right hand;in her left, riches and honor.
17. Her ways are pleasant, and all her paths, peaceful.
18. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her,and those who hold on to her are happy.
19. The Lord founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20. By His knowledge the watery depths broke open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21. Maintain your competence and discretion.My son, don’t lose sight of them.