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17Let not thy heart envy sinners,
But be in the fear of the Lord all the day;
18For surely there is a future;
And thy hope shall not be cut off.
19Hear thou, my son, and be wise,
And guide thy heart in the way.
20Be not among winebibbers;
Among gluttonous eaters of flesh;
21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty;
And drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
22Hearken unto thy father that begot thee,
And despise not thy mother when she is old.
23Buy the truth, and sell it not;
Also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.
24The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
25Let thy father and thy mother be glad,
And let her that bore thee rejoice.
26My son, give me thy heart,
And let thine eyes observe my ways.
27For a harlot is a deep ditch;
And an alien woman is a narrow pit.
28She also lieth in wait as a robber,
And increaseth the faithless among men.
29Who crieth: 'Woe'? who: 'Alas'?
Who hath contentions? who hath raving?
Who hath wounds without cause?
Who hath redness of eyes?
30They that tarry long at the wine;
They that go to try mixed wine.
31Look not thou upon the wine when it is red,
When it giveth its colour in the cup,
When it glideth down smoothly;
32At the last it biteth like a serpent,
And stingeth like a basilisk.
33Thine eyes shall behold strange things,
And thy heart shall utter confused things.
Or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.
35'They have struck me, and I felt it not,
They have beaten me, and I knew it not;

24 Be not thou envious of evil men,
Neither desire to be with them.
2For their heart studieth destruction,
And their lips talk of mischief.
3Through wisdom is a house builded;
And by understanding it is established;
4And by knowledge are the chambers filled
With all precious and pleasant riches.
5A wise man is strong;
Yea, a man of knowledge increaseth strength.
6For with wise advice thou shalt make thy war;
And in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
7Wisdom is as unattainable to a fool as corals;
He openeth not his mouth in the gate.