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Trust, Fear, and Honor Yahweh

¹ My son, ^(C1)do not forget my ^(F1)law,
But let your heart ^(C2)guard my commandments;

² For ^(C1)length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

³ Do not let ^(C1)lovingkindness and truth forsake you;
^(C2)Bind them around your neck,
^(C3)Write them on the tablet of your heart.

⁴ So you will ^(C1)find favor and ^(C2)good insight
In the eyes of God and man.

^5 (C1)Trust in Yahweh with all your heart
And ^(C2)do not lean on your own understanding.

⁶ In all your ways ^(F1)(C1)acknowledge Him,
And He will ^(C2)make your paths straight.

^7 (C1)Do not be wise in your own eyes;
^(C2)Fear Yahweh and turn away from evil.

⁸ It will be ^(C1)healing to your ^(F1)body
And ^(C2)refreshment to your bones.

^9 (C1)Honor Yahweh from your wealth
And from the ^(C2)first of all your produce;

¹⁰ So your ^(C1)barns will be filled with plenty
And your ^(C2)vats will burst with new wine.

^11 (C1)My son, do not reject the ^(F1)discipline of Yahweh
Or loathe His reproof,

¹² For ^(C1)whom Yahweh loves He reproves,
Even ^(C2)as a father reproves the son in whom he delights.

^13 (C1)How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who obtains discernment.

¹⁴ For her ^(C1)profit is better than the profit of silver
And her produce better than fine gold.

¹⁵ She is ^(C1)more precious than ^(F1)pearls;
And nothing you desire compares with her.

^16 (C1)Length of days is in her right hand;
In her left hand are ^(C2)riches and glory.

¹⁷ Her ^(C1)ways are pleasant ways
And all her pathways are ^(C2)peace.

¹⁸ She is a ^(C1)tree of life to those who seize her,
And all those who hold her fast are blessed.

¹⁹ Yahweh ^(C1)by wisdom founded the earth,
By discernment He ^(C2)established the heavens.

²⁰ By His knowledge the ^(C1)deeps were split up
And the ^(C2)skies drip with dew.

²¹ My son, ^(C1)let them not deviate from your eyes;
Guard sound wisdom and discretion,

²² So they will be ^(C1)life for your soul
And ^(C2)grace for your neck.

²³ Then you will ^(C1)walk in your way securely
And your foot will not ^(C2)stumble.

²⁴ When you ^(C1)lie down, you will not be in dread;
You will lie down, and your sleep will be pleasant.

^25 (C1)Do not be afraid of sudden dread
Nor of the ^(C2)storm of the wicked when it comes;

²⁶ For Yahweh will be ^(F1)your confidence
And will ^(C1)keep your foot from being caught.

^27 (C1)Do not withhold good from ^(F1)those to whom it is due,
When it is in your hand to do it.

^28 (C1)Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come back,
And tomorrow I will give it,"
When it is there with you.

^29 (C1)Do not devise ^(F1)harm against your neighbor,
While he lives securely beside you.

^30 (C1)Do not contend with a man without cause,
If he has dealt you no ^(F1)harm.

^31 (C1)Do not envy a man of violence
And do not choose any of his ways.

³² For the ^(C1)devious one is an abomination to Yahweh;
But His ^(C2)secret council is with the upright.

³³ The ^(C1)curse of Yahweh is on the house of the wicked one,
But He ^(C2)blesses the abode of the righteous.

³⁴ Though ^(C1)He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet ^(C2)He gives grace to the humble.

^35 (C1)The wise will inherit glory,
But ^(F1)fools raise up disgrace.