My son, forget not my law;

aBut let thine heart keep my commandments:

2  For blength of days, and †long life,

And cpeace, shall they add to thee.

3  Let not dmercy and truth forsake thee:

eBind them about thy fneck;

ffWrite them upon the table of thine heart:

4  gSo shalt thou find hfavour and ||good understanding

gIn the sight of God and man.

5  iTrust in the Lord with all thine heart;

And jlean not unto thine own understanding.

6  In all thy ways kacknowledge him,

And lhe shall direct thy paths.

7  mBe not wise in thine own eyes:

nFear the Lord, and nodepart from evil.

8  It shall be †health to thy navel,

And †pmarrow to thy bones.

9  Honour the Lord with thy substance,

And with qthe firstfruits of all thine increase:

10  So shall thy rbarns be filled with plenty,

And thy presses shall burst out with new wine.

11  sMy son, despise not the chastening of the Lord;

Neither be weary of his correction:

12  For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth;

Even tas a father the son in whom he delighteth.