Planning ahead will protect you, and understanding will guard you.
Don’t turn away from wisdom, and she will protect you. Love her, and she will keep you safe.
So be very careful how you live. Live wisely, not like fools.
You are good and do what is right. I trust you to protect me.
But wisdom will make any job easier. It is very hard to cut with a dull knife. But if you sharpen the knife, the job is easier.
These proverbs will make even those without education smart. They will teach young people what they need to know and how to use what they have learned.