discretion will watch over you, understanding will guard you,
Discretion shall preserve thee, Understanding shall keep thee:
Discretion shall watch over you, understanding shall keep you,
Discretion shall watch over thee; Understanding shall keep thee:
Discretion will guard you; understanding will protect you.
then counsel must guard you, and prudence must serve you,
Counsel shall keep thee, and prudence shall preserve thee,
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth—
Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.
If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge, he must use more strength, but wisdom helps one to succeed.
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,