1My son, forget not my laws; But let thy heart keep my words:
2For length of existence, and years of life, And peace, shall they add to thee.
3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; But bind them about thy neck:
4So shalt thou find favor: and do thou provide things honest In the sight of the Lord, and of men.
5Trust in God with all thy heart; And be not exalted in thine own wisdom.
6In all thy ways acquaint thyself with her, That she may rightly direct thy paths.
7Be not wise in thine own conceit; But fear God, and depart from all evil.