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[Words (or Proverbs) of David (or of Solomon son of David), which he spok]e (or [wrot]e) by the wisdom God gave to him [to … … to acquir]e wisdom and disci[pline,] to understand [ … … ] to increase knowledge or wisdom].
[Words (or Proverbs) of David (or of Solomon son of David), which he spok]e (or [wrot]e) by the wisdom God gave to him [to …
… to acquir]e wisdom and disci[pline,] to understand [ …
… ] to increase knowledge or wisdom].
[Blessed … … [Blessed … … [Blessed … … [Blessed … … [Blessed is he who speaks truth] with a pure heart and who does not slander with his tongue. Blessed are those who cling to his statutes and who do not cling to her ways of perversity. Blessed are those who rejoice because of her and who do not spread themselves in the ways of folly. Blessed is he who seeks her with pure hands and who does not go after her with a deceitful heart. Blessed the man who has attained Wisdom and walks in the law of the Most High and applies his heart to her ways, who cherishes her lessons and ev[e]r rejoices in her corrections, but who does not repel her in the pain of [his] misfortune[s?] (or in the distress of tri[al?]) and in bad times does not abandon her who does not forget her [in days of] terror and in his humility of soul does not reproach [her].
[Blessed …
…
[Blessed is he who speaks truth] with a pure heart
and who does not slander with his tongue.
Blessed are those who cling to his statutes
and who do not cling to her ways of perversity.
Blessed are those who rejoice because of her
and who do not spread themselves in the ways of folly.
Blessed is he who seeks her with pure hands
and who does not go after her with a deceitful heart.
Blessed the man who has attained Wisdom
and walks in the law of the Most High
and applies his heart to her ways,
who cherishes her lessons
and ev[e]r rejoices in her corrections,
but who does not repel her in the pain of [his] misfortune[s?] (or in the distress of tri[al?])
and in bad times does not abandon her
who does not forget her [in days of] terror
and in his humility of soul does not reproach [her].
Thus he thinks always of her and in his misfortune he meditates on [the Law (?) during al]l his existence on it [he reflects (?) and keeps it (?)] before his eyes, in order not to go in the ways off the wicked (?)/folly/impiety (?) and … ] his/her/its [ … ] together and his heart burns for her [ … and a crown of pure] gol[d (she) will place on] his [he]ad and with kings she [will make him] si[t down and … by] his scepter on [ … and amon]g brothers he will deci[de And now, (my) sons, listen to me and] do not re[fuse the words of my mouth, … ]
Thus he thinks always of her
and in his misfortune he meditates on [the Law (?)
during al]l his existence on it [he reflects (?) and keeps it (?)] before his eyes,
in order not to go in the ways off the wicked (?)/folly/impiety (?) and
… ] his/her/its [ … ] together and his heart burns for her [ …
and a crown of pure] gol[d (she) will place on] his [he]ad
and with kings she [will make him] si[t down
and … by] his scepter on [ … and amon]g brothers he will deci[de
And now, (my) sons, listen to me
and] do not re[fuse the words of my mouth,
… ]
