5. Acquire chochmah, acquire binah (understanding); forget it not; neither turn from the words of my peh (mouth).
6. Forsake her not, and she shall be shomer over thee; love her, and she shall protect thee.
7. Chochmah is the principal thing; therefore get chochmah, and with all thy getting get binah (understanding).
8. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall honor thee with kavod, when thou dost embrace her.
9. She shall give to thine head a garland of chen; an ateret (crown) of tiferet (glory) shall she present to thee.
10. Hear, O beni (my son), and receive my sayings; and thy shnot chayyim shall be many.
11. I have taught thee in the derech chochmah; I have led thee in ma'aglei yosher (right paths).
12. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be hindered; and when thou runnest, lo tikashel (thou shalt not stumble).