My child, receive the words of wisdom; Hide the commandments deep within your heart. Cry for knowledge, lift your voice for insight, Seek it like the silver buried in the dark. Then you will understand the fear of God And find the knowledge coming from the Lord. He stores sound wisdom for the upright, Shields the ones who walk in integrity. Discretion keeps you from the path of evil, From men who leave the straight road for the night. Wisdom saves you from the flattering stranger, Who forgets her covenant and leads to death. The upright will remain within the land; The wicked will be rooted out.