“Proverbs” My child, if you take my words to heart, if you set store by my commandments Tuning your ear to wisdom, tuning your heart to understanding If you look for it as though for silver, search for it as though for buried treasure Then you will understand what the fear of Yahweh is, and the knowledge of God, you will discover For Yahweh himself is giver of wisdom, from his mouth issue knowledge and understanding The paths that lead to happiness are uprightness, equity and fair dealing A shield to those whose ways are sound, for the honest He reserves his advice When wisdom comes into your heart and knowledge fills your soul with delight Prudence will be there to watch over you, and understanding will be your guardian to keep you from the way that is evil From those who leave the paths of honesty to walk the roads of darkness and from those whose speech is deceitful Thus you will tread the way of good people, persisting in the paths of the upright For the land will be for the innocent to have it for their home to live an honest life My Child let your heart keep my principles, do not forget my teaching Since they will increase your length of days, your years of life and your well-being Let constancy never leave you, tie it around your neck with faithful love Thus you will find favor and success in the sight of people and God
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 04:03:36 +0000