My son, keep my words as the most important thing you look at. This will bring you to a really
good life and keep you away from women who want to trap you.
I looked out my window and saw a young man who didn’t follow the Lord’s
words.
He went by this woman’s house in the evening when it was dark.
This beautiful woman came out to him with sneaky tricks in her heart.
She caught him and kissed him and promised him sweet surprises.
She said, My husband is away and won’t find out.
So the young man followed her but many bad things happened to him because of
it.
Listen to me and don’t believe her words because she has ruined many strong, young
men.
Wise words stand at the top of the street like a good and beautiful woman and cry out, Hear me
and don’t be like foolish and silly ones.
I will tell you the best and right things. My words are better than rubies. Nothing is as good as
my words.
To respect God is to hate evil, and being puffed up.
I always tell the right things to do. Kings reign by me. I know right things and I am
strong.
Leaders and high men and princes of the world do their job of leading people right and well
because they know me.
I love the ones that love me and the ones that look for me early find
me.
I give riches and honor and rightness that lasts.
What comes from me is better than the best gold.
I cause the ones that love me to get and keep forever everything that is the best; I fill them
with treasures.
The Lord held on tight to me in the beginning before He made the world. I was always with
Him.
Before there were deep oceans
and waterfalls and mountains
and fields, I was brought out.
When He made the heavens, I was there.
When He set the clouds above and made strong the water fountains down deep, I was
there.
When He put the sand on the seashore to keep the ocean in, I was there.
I was beside Him and He delighted in me every day, being very happy. I was always so happy there
with Him.
And I was jumping for joy in what He made
and I was very tickled inside with happiness at the people He made.
So listen to me and do not turn away from my words.
Everyone who listens to me is happy, waiting to hear more from me.
Whoever finds me finds life and the special love from the Lord.
But the one who turns away from me hurts his own soul.