My son,ifyour heartis wise,My own heartalsowill be glad;
My son,ifsinnersenticeyou, Do not consent.
The proverbsof Solomon.A wisesonmakesa fatherglad,But a foolishsonis a griefto his mother.
A wisesonmakesa fatherglad,But a foolishmandespiseshis mother.
My son,ifyou will receivemy wordsAnd treasuremy commandmentswithinyou,
Be wise,my son,and makemy heartglad,That I may replyto him who reproachesme.
A manwho loveswisdommakeshis fatherglad,But he who keepscompanywith harlotswastes[his] wealth.
Hear,[O] sons,the instructionof a father,And giveattentionthat you may gainunderstanding,
"I will rejoiceoverthem to dothem goodand will faithfullyplantthem in thislandwith allMy heartand with allMy soul.
"The LORDyour Godis in your midst,A victoriouswarrior.He will exultoveryou with joy,He will be quietin His love,He will rejoiceoveryou with shoutsof joy.
And they broughtto Him a paralyticlyingon a bed.Seeingtheir faith,Jesussaidto the paralytic,"Take courage,son;your sinsare forgiven."
But we hadto celebrateand rejoice,for thisbrotherof yourswas deadand [has begun] to live,and [was] lostand has been found.'"
"These thingsI have spokento you sothat My joymay be in you, and [that] your joymay be made full.
SoJesussaidto them, "Children,you do not haveanyfish,do you?" They answeredHim, "No."
My little children,I am writingthese thingsto you sothat you may not sin.And ifanyonesins,we havean Advocatewith the Father,JesusChristthe righteous;
I was verygladto find[some] of your childrenwalkingin truth,justas we have receivedcommandment[to do] from the Father.
