3:8. For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
3:9. Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits;
3:10. And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.
3:11. My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:
3:12. For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
3:13. Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom, and is rich in prudence:
3:14. The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chief and purest gold:
3:15. She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared to her.
3:16. Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
3:17. Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.