1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
3 For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
8 Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.
11 I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.
12 When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.
13 Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
14 Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
15 Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
16 For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
17 The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
19 The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.
20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
23 And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
27 Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
1 孩子们， 要听父亲的教训， 留心学习哲理；
2 因为我授予你们的， 是美好的学问， 我的训诲， 你们不可离弃。
3 我在我父亲面前还是小孩子， 在我母亲面前是独一的娇儿的时候，
4 父亲教导我， 对我说： "你的心要持守我的话， 你要遵守我的诫命， 就可以存活；
5 要求取智慧和哲理， 不可忘记， 也不可偏离我口中的话。
6 不可离弃智慧， 智慧就必护卫你； 喜爱智慧， 智慧就必看顾你。
7 智慧的开端（"智慧的开端"或译： "智慧是首要的"）是求取智慧， 要用你所得的一切换取哲理。
8 你要高举智慧， 智慧就必使你高升； 你要怀抱智慧， 智慧就必使你得尊荣。
9 智慧必把华冠加在你头上， 把荣冕赐给你。"
10 我儿， 你要听， 并要接受我所说的， 这样， 你就必延年益寿。
11 我指教你走智慧的道， 引导你行正直的路。
12 你行走的时候， 脚步必不会受阻碍； 你奔跑的时候， 也不会跌倒。
13 你要坚守教训， 不可放松； 要谨守教训， 因为那是你的生命。
14 不可走进恶人的路径， 不可踏上坏人的道路。
15 要躲避， 不可从那里经过， 要转身离去。
16 因为他们不行恶， 就不能入睡； 不使人跌倒， 就要失眠。
17 他们吃的， 是奸恶的饭； 他们喝的， 是强暴的酒。
18 义人的路径却像黎明的曙光， 越来越明亮， 直到日午。
19 恶人的道路幽暗， 他们不知道自己因什么跌倒。
20 我儿， 要留心听我的话， 侧耳听我所说的。
21 不可让它们离开你的眼目， 要谨记在你的心中。
22 因为得着它们就是得着生命， 整个人也得着医治。
23 你要谨守你的心， 胜过谨守一切， 因为生命的泉源由此而出。
24 你要除掉欺诈的口， 远离乖谬的嘴唇。
25 你双眼要向前正视， 你的眼睛要向前直望。
26 你要谨慎你脚下的路径， 你一切所行的就必稳妥。
27 不可偏左偏右， 要使你的脚远离恶事。