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# Chapter 4
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1. Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,
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And give attention to know understanding;
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2. For I give you good doctrine:
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Do not forsake my law.
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3. When I was my father's son,
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Tender and the only one in the sight of my mother,
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4. He also taught me, and said to me:
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"Let your heart retain my words;
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Keep my commands, and live.
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5. Get wisdom! Get understanding!
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Do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
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6. Do not forsake her, and she will preserve you;
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Love her, and she will keep you.
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7. Wisdom is the principal thing;
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Therefore get wisdom.
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And in all your getting, get understanding.
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8. Exalt her, and she will promote you;
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She will bring you honor, when you embrace her.
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9. She will place on your head an ornament of grace;
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A crown of glory she will deliver to you."
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10. Hear, my son, and receive my sayings,
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And the years of your life will be many.
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11. I have taught you in the way of wisdom;
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I have led you in right paths.
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12. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered,
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And when you run, you will not stumble.
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13. Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go;
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Keep her, for she is your life.
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14. Do not enter the path of the wicked,
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And do not walk in the way of evil.
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15. Avoid it, do not travel on it;
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Turn away from it and pass on.
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16. For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
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And their sleep is taken away unless they make someone fall.
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17. For they eat the bread of wickedness,
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And drink the wine of violence.
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18. But the path of the just is like the shining sun,
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That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
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19. The way of the wicked is like darkness;
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They do not know what makes them stumble.
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20. My son, give attention to my words;
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Incline your ear to my sayings.
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21. Do not let them depart from your eyes;
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Keep them in the midst of your heart;
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22. For they are life to those who find them,
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And health to all their flesh.
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23. Keep your heart with all diligence,
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For out of it spring the issues of life.
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24. Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
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And put perverse lips far from you.
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25. Let your eyes look straight ahead,
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And your eyelids look right before you.
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26. Ponder the path of your feet,
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And let all your ways be established.
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27. Do not turn to the right or the left;
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Remove your foot from evil.
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