1My children, listen to what I am teaching you.
2What I am teaching you is good,
3When I was a young boy, loved by my mother,
4my father told me, “Remember my words;
5Obtain wisdom and understanding,
6Do not turn away from wisdom,
7The most important thing that you can do is to get wisdom.
8If you consider being wise to be very valuable,
9If you become wise, that will for you be like a beautiful wreath that is put {someone puts} on your head;
10So now I say, “My son, heed what I say.
11I am teaching you the way to live wisely;
12If you live wisely,
13Hold fast to the things I have taught you to do,
14Do not do the things that wicked people do;
15Stay away from those roads;
16because evil people cannot sleep if they have not done some evil deed on that day.
17What they eat and what they drink are things that they have obtained by acting wickedly and violently.”
18The behavior of good/righteous people is like the light that begins to shine at dawn
19But the behavior of wicked people is like deep/thick darkness.
20My son, pay attention to what I am saying.
21Keep them close to you;
22because you will have [PRS] a good life and good health if you search for them and find them.
23It is very important that you be careful about what you think,
24Do not say anything that deceives others
25Keep looking straight ahead toward the events that are before you,
26Plan carefully where you will go and what you will do,
27Do not leave the straight road by turning to the left or to the right.