5. O ye simple ones, understand armah (prudence); and, ye kesilim, understand in your lev.
6. Hear; for I will speak negidim (noble things, worthy [words]); and the opening of my sfatayim (lips) shall be meisharim (upright, fair things).
7. For my mouth shall speak emes; and resha is an abomination to my sfatayim (lips).
8. All the words of my peh (mouth) are in tzedek; there is nothing crooked or perverse in them.
9. They are all correct to him that discerneth, and yesharim (straight ones) to them that find da'as (knowledge).
10. Receive my musar, and not kesef; and da'as (knowledge) rather than choice gold.
11. For chochmah is tovah (better, more precious) than pearls; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12. I, Chochmah, dwell with armah (prudence), and find out da'as (knowledge) of mezimot (discretions).
13. The Yirat Hashem is to hate rah; pride, and ga'on (arrogance), and the derech rah, and the perverse peh (mouth), do I hate.
14. Etzah (counsel, advice) is mine, and sound judgment; I am binah; I have gevurah.
15. By me melachim reign, and nobles decree tzedek.
16. By me sarim (princes) rule, and nobles, even all the shofetim of tzedek.
17. I love them that have ahavah for me; and those that seek me shall find me.
18. Osher and kavod are with me; indeed, enduring hon (wealth) and tzedakah.
19. My p'ri is better than gold, indeed, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice kesef.
20. I walk in the orach tzedakah (way of righteousness), in the midst of the netivot (paths) of mishpat,
21. That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their otzarot.
22. Hashem possessed me in the reshit of His derech, before His works of old.