¹My son, if you accept my words ²if you incline your ear to wisdom ³if you truly call out to insight ⁴if you seek it like silver ⁵then you will discern the fear of the LORD ⁶For the LORD gives wisdom; ⁷He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; ⁸to guard the paths of justice ⁹Then you will discern righteousness ¹⁰For wisdom will enter your heart, ¹¹Discretion will watch over you, ¹²to deliver you from the way of evil, ¹³from those who leave the straight paths ¹⁴from those who enjoy doing evil ¹⁵whose paths are crooked ¹⁶It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, ¹⁷who abandons the partner of her youth ¹⁸For her house sinks down to death, ¹⁹None who go to her return ²⁰So you will follow in the ways of the good, ²¹For the upright will inhabit the land, ²²but the wicked will be cut off from the land,