8 Esteem her highly, and she will exalt you; she will glorify you if you cling to her;

9 He will put a beautiful wreath on your head, He will bring you a magnificent crown.

10 Hear, my son, and receive my words, and the years of life shall be multiplied unto thee.

11 I show thee the way of wisdom, I lead thee in straight paths.

12 When you go, your progress will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble.

13 Hold fast to the instruction, do not forsake it, keep it, for it is your life.

14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, nor walk in the way of the wicked;

15 Leave it, do not walk on it, turn away from it, and pass by.

16 for they shall not sleep, except they do evil; they lose sleep if they do not bring someone to fall;

17 For they eat the bread of iniquity, and drink the wine of theft.

18 The path of the righteous is like a radiant light, which brightens more and more until the full day.

19 But the way of the wicked is like darkness; they don't know what they're going to stumble over.

20 My son! Give heed to my words, and incline thy ear unto my words;

21 Let them not depart from thy eyes; keep them within your heart;

22 for they are life to him who found them, and health to all his body.

23 Guard your heart more than all that you keep, for out of it are the fountains of life.

24 Put away from you the deceit of your mouth, and remove the deceit of your tongue from you.

25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, and let your eyelashes be directed straight before you.

26 Consider the path of thy foot, and let all thy ways be firm.

27 Turn not to the right hand or to the left; Remove thy foot from evil;

28 For the Lord watches over the right ways, but the left ones are corrupt.