1 ARST My child, remember the rules I have taught you! Always be mindful to obey what I have commanded you! BSB BSB: My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;
2 ARST { Do this} because{ obeying} what I have commanded you will help you live for a long time with many fulfilling and peaceful years. BSB BSB: for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life.
3 ARST Always be faithful and trustworthy. Let everyone see{ how faithful and trustworthy you are, as if} they were a necklace you are wearing. Remember to be faithful and trustworthy at all times. BSB BSB: Never let loving devotion or faithfulness leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 ARST As a result of doing so, both God and people will approve of you and think well of you. BSB BSB: Then you will find favor and high regard in the sight of God and man.
5 ARST Trust Yahweh completely, and do not rely on what you understand. BSB BSB: Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 ARST Remember Yahweh whenever you do anything. As a result{ of doing so}, he will show you what you should do. BSB BSB: in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
7 ARST Do not think that you are wise. Instead, reverently fear Yahweh and refuse to do what is evil. BSB BSB: Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8 ARST Doing so will make your body healthy. Indeed,{ doing so} will refresh you. BSB BSB: This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.
9 ARST Revere Yahweh{ by giving to him} some of your riches,{ even by giving to him} some of the first{ crops} from everything that you harvest. BSB BSB: Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 ARST { Doing so} will result in your places for storing crops becoming abundantly full{ of crops}. Even your containers for wine will overflow with fresh wine. BSB BSB: then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
11 ARST My child, do not refuse to listen when Yahweh corrects you. Do not be resentful even when he rebukes you. BSB BSB: My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke;
12 ARST { Do not do so} because Yahweh only reproves the people whom he loves. He is similar to a father who reproves the child whom he likes. BSB BSB: for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights.
13 ARST People who gain what is wise are happy. Indeed, people who gain what they should understand{ are truly happy}. BSB BSB: Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who acquires understanding,
14 ARST { This is} because being wise profits people more than silver{ could profit them}. Indeed, being wise benefits people more than gold{ could benefit them}. BSB BSB: for she is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than fine gold.
15 ARST Being wise is more valuable than precious jewels. There is nothing you could desire that is worth as much as being wise. BSB BSB: She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
16 ARST Being wise will help you live for a long time. Being wise will help you become wealthy and honorable. BSB BSB: Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor.
17 ARST Being wise will make you live pleasantly. Indeed, in every way being wise will make you live peacefully. BSB BSB: All her ways are pleasant, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 ARST What is wise is{ like} a tree{ with fruit} that keeps alive the people who hold on to it, People who are consistently wise live happily. BSB BSB: She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, and those who lay hold of her are blessed.
19 ARST Yahweh made the world by using what is wise. He made the sky by using what he understands. BSB BSB: The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding.
20 ARST According to what Yahweh understands, water flowed forth from deep{ below the earth} and water fell from the clouds{ above}. BSB BSB: By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.
21 ARST My child, always remember to do what is prudent and discreet. Always be mindful to do those things. BSB BSB: My son, do not lose sight of this: Preserve sound judgment and discernment.
22 ARST Doing so will help you live for a long time and will make you{ respectable, as if you had} an attractive necklace around your neck. BSB BSB: They will be life to your soul and adornment to your neck.
23 ARST Doing so will{ also} cause you to live safely. You will not even get hurt. BSB BSB: Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
24 ARST When you lie down{ to sleep}, you will not fear anything. You will even lie down{ to sleep} and sleep peacefully. BSB BSB: When you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you rest, your sleep will be sweet.
25 ARST Do not worry about something terrible suddenly happening{ to you}, or about{ what will happen} when God destroys wicked people. BSB BSB: Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,
26 ARST { Do not worry} because Yahweh will make you confident. He will not allow people to harm you. BSB BSB: for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
27 ARST Do not refrain from giving what is good to people who deserve it when you are able to do so. BSB BSB: Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act.
28 ARST When you have something{ that someone you know needs}, do not tell that person,“Go away and come back later. I will give it to you then.” BSB BSB: Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”—when you already have the means.
29 ARST Do not plan to harm anyone, even someone who lives nearby and trusts you. BSB BSB: Do not devise evil against your neighbor, for he trustfully dwells beside you.
30 ARST Do not argue needlessly with someone who has not harmed you. BSB BSB: Do not accuse a man without cause, when he has done you no harm.
31 ARST Do not envy violent people. Do not imitate anything they do. BSB BSB: Do not envy a violent man or choose any of his ways;
32 ARST { Do not do so} because Yahweh detests{ such} people who act wickedly, but he converses like a friend with people who act uprightly. BSB BSB: for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
33 ARST Yahweh causes bad things to happen to the families of wicked people, but he causes good things to happen to the families of righteous people. BSB BSB: The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
34 ARST Yahweh is the one who ridicules people who ridicule{ others}, but he approves of people who are humble. BSB BSB: He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.
35 ARST People will honor wise people, but will shame foolish people. BSB BSB: The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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