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 thee.
that prudence may be given 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 whet the edge, he must put forth more strength; but wisdom helps one to succeed.
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise,