Proverbs 4

1 Listen to O children [the] correction of a father and be attentive to know understanding.

2 For instruction good I give to you instruction my may not you neglect.

3 If a son I was of father my tender and only [child] before mother my.

4 And he taught me and he said to me let it hold fast to words my heart your keep commandments my and live.

5 Acquire wisdom acquire understanding may not you forget and may not you turn aside from [the] utterances of mouth my.

6 May not you abandon her and she will keep you love her and she will guard you.

7 [is] first Wisdom acquire wisdom and by all acquisition your acquire understanding.

8 Esteem her and she will exalt you she will honor you if you will embrace her.

9 She will put to head your a wreath of grace a crown of beauty she will give you.

10 Listen O son my and receive words my so they may increase for you years of life.

11 [the] way of Wisdom I taught you I led you in tracks of uprightness.

12 When walking you not anyone will hinder step[s] your and if you will run not you will stumble.

13 Take hold on discipline may not you let go keep her for she [is] life your.

14 In [the] path of wicked [people] may not you go and may not you advance in [the] way of evil [people].

15 Avoid it may not you pass along on it turn aside from on it and pass on.

16 For not they will sleep if not they do harm and it is taken away sleep their if not (they bring injury. *Q(K)*)

17 For they eat [the] bread of wickedness and [the] wine of violence they drink.

18 And [the] path of righteous [people] [is] like a light of brightness [which] goes and [which] shines until [the] established [part] of the day.

19 [the] way of Wicked [people] [is] like darkness not they know on what? are they stumbling.

20 O son my to words my be attentive! to utterances my incline ear your.

21 Do not let them depart from eyes your keep them in [the] midst of heart your.

22 For [are] life they to [those who] find them and to all flesh his health.

23 More than all guarding guard heart your for [are] from it [the] sources of life.

24 Remove from yourself crookedness of mouth and deviousness of lips put far away from yourself.

25 Eyes your before let them look and eyelids your let them look straight before you.

26 Make level [the] track of foot your and all ways your let them be steadfast.

27 May not you turn aside right and left turn aside foot your from evil.