Proverbs 8:33–36

Hear instruction and be wise,

and do not neglect it.

Blessed is the one who listens to me,

watching daily at my gates,

waiting beside my doors.

For whoever finds me finds life

and obtains favor from the Lord,

but he who fails to find me injures himself;

all who hate me love death.”

Listen to instruction and be wise;

don’t ignore it.

Anyone who listens to me is happy,

watching at my doors every day,

waiting by the posts of my doorway.

For the one who finds me finds life

and obtains favor from the Lord,

but the one who misses me harms himself;

all who hate me love death.”

Listen to my instruction and be wise.

Don’t ignore it.

Joyful are those who listen to me,

watching for me daily at my gates,

waiting for me outside my home!

For whoever finds me finds life

and receives favor from the Lord.

But those who miss me injure themselves.

All who hate me love death.”

Hear teaching and be wise;

do not neglect it.

Happy is the person who listens to me,

in order to keep watch at my doors day by day,

in order to guard the frames of my entrances.

For he who finds me is he who finds life,

and he obtains favor from Yahweh.

But he who misses me injures himself.

All those who hate me love death.”

Hear instruction, and be wise,

And refuse it not.

Blessed is the man that heareth me,

Watching daily at my gates,

Waiting at the posts of my doors.

For whoso findeth me findeth life,

And shall obtain favour of the Lord.

But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul:

All they that hate me love death.