The wisdomof the sensibleis to understandhis way,But the foolishnessof foolsis deceit.
The fearof the LORDis the beginningof wisdom;A goodunderstandinghave allthose who do[His commandments]; His praiseenduresforever.
Ohthat my waysmay be establishedTo keepYour statutes!
Your handsmademe and fashionedme; Giveme understanding,that I may learnYour commandments.
Let me hearYour lovingkindnessin the morning;For I trustin You; Teachme the wayin whichI should walk;For to You I liftup my soul.
The wickedearnsdeceptivewages,But he who sowsrighteousness[gets] a true reward.
The thoughtsof the righteousare just,[But] the counselsof the wickedare deceitful.
Follyis joyto him wholackssense,But a manof understandingwalksstraight.
Thenyou will discernrighteousnessand justiceAnd equity[and] everygoodcourse.
"I walkin the wayof righteousness,In the midstof the pathsof justice,
And I sawthat wisdomexcelsfollyas lightexcelsdarkness.
For thereis nolastingremembranceof the wiseman[as] with the fool,inasmuchas [in] the comingdaysallwill be forgotten.And howthe wisemanand the foolalikedie!
"Liftup your eyesand seeThose comingfrom the north.Whereis the flockthat was givenyou, Your beautifulsheep?
For the wisdomof thisworldis foolishnessbeforeGod.For it is written,"[He is] THE ONE WHO CATCHESTHE WISEIN THEIR CRAFTINESS";
that, in referenceto your formermanner of life,you lay asidethe oldself,which is being corruptedin accordancewith the lustsof deceit,
Sothendo not be foolish,but understandwhatthe willof the Lordis.
But evilmenand impostorswill proceed[from bad] to worse,deceivingand being deceived.
Whoamongyou is wiseand understanding?Let him showby his goodbehaviorhis deedsin the gentlenessof wisdom.
