WEBVTT 00:00.800 --> 00:05.980 Chapter 4 Hear ye, children, the instruction of a father, and attend to no 00:05.980 --> 00:06.580 understanding. 00:07.460 --> 00:10.960 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 00:11.860 --> 00:15.900 For I was my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother. 00:16.680 --> 00:21.500 He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine heart retain my words, 00:21.880 --> 00:23.500 keep my commandments, and live. 00:24.060 --> 00:27.480 Get wisdom, get understanding, forget it not. 00:27.480 --> 00:30.100 Neither decline from the words of my mouth. 00:30.700 --> 00:33.240 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee. 00:33.860 --> 00:35.680 Love her, and she shall keep thee. 00:36.520 --> 00:38.320 Wisdom is the principal thing. 00:38.840 --> 00:40.340 Therefore, get wisdom. 00:41.020 --> 00:43.340 And with all thy getting, get understanding. 00:44.240 --> 00:46.260 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. 00:46.740 --> 00:49.480 She shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. 00:50.120 --> 00:52.580 She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace. 00:53.020 --> 00:54.980 A crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 00:55.680 --> 01:00.940 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of thy life shall be many. 01:01.800 --> 01:03.700 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom. 01:04.300 --> 01:06.080 I have led thee in right paths. 01:06.880 --> 01:09.680 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straightened. 01:10.500 --> 01:12.920 And when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 01:13.900 --> 01:16.580 Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go. 01:17.120 --> 01:19.180 Keep her, for she is thy life. 01:20.240 --> 01:24.080 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 01:24.080 --> 01:28.460 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 01:28.920 --> 01:31.900 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief. 01:32.440 --> 01:35.660 And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. 01:36.380 --> 01:40.100 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 01:40.720 --> 01:45.620 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the 01:45.620 --> 01:46.240 perfect day. 01:46.880 --> 01:49.020 The way of the wicked is as darkness. 01:49.760 --> 01:51.480 They know not at what they stumble. 01:52.180 --> 01:57.480 My son, attend to my words, incline thine ear unto my sayings. 01:58.040 --> 02:01.980 Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thine heart. 02:02.520 --> 02:06.720 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 02:07.780 --> 02:11.660 Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life. 02:12.700 --> 02:16.780 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 02:16.780 --> 02:22.400 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 02:23.360 --> 02:26.760 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 02:27.720 --> 02:30.020 Turn not to the right hand, nor to the left. 02:30.620 --> 02:32.440 Remove thy foot from evil.