Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have flourished in the land.

Now be useful to Him, and be at peace; thereby good shall come to you.

If you return to the Almighty, you shall be built up; you shall remove injustice far from your tents.

Yea, the Almighty will be your gold and your esteemed silver;

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright; a shield to those who walk in integrity,

discretion shall keep watch over you, understanding shall guard you,

The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; the righteous one runs into it and is safe.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a high wall in his own imagination.

Wisdom and knowledge shall be the steadfastness of your times, and the strength of salvation; the fear of Jehovah is His treasure.

And the bramble said to the trees, If in truth you anoint me as king over you, then come and seek refuge in my shade; but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon!

i1 [To the chief Musician. Altaschith. Michtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.] i0 par Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusts in You. Yea, in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, until these calamities pass by.

who set out to go down to Egypt and have not asked at My mouth, to strengthen themselves in the refuge of Pharaoh and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!

And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a shelter from the tempest, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a huge rock in a weary land.

I call Heaven and earth to bear witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live;

to love Jehovah your God, to obey His voice, and to cleave unto Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; to dwell in the land which Jehovah has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give it to them.

For these are not empty words to you, for it is your life; and by this Word you shall prolong your days in the land where you are crossing over the Jordan to possess.

She is a tree of life to those who lay hold upon her, and happy is everyone who holds fast to her.

For whoever finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor from Jehovah.

For by me your days shall be multiplied, and the years of your life shall be increased.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

And I know that His command is eternal life. Therefore, whatever I speak, just as the Father has said unto Me, so I speak.

And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You sent.

But no, rather, I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, that I may gain Christ