10Listen, my son, and receive my words,
and the years of your life will be many.
11I will guide you in the way of wisdom;
I will lead you on straight paths.
12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded;
when you run, you will not stumble.
13Hold on to instruction; do not let go.
Guard it, for it is your life.
14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked
or walk in the way of evildoers.
15Avoid it; do not travel on it.
Turn from it and pass on by.
16For they cannot sleep
unless they do evil;
they are deprived of slumber
until they make someone fall.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn,
shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom;
they do not know what makes them stumble.
20My son, pay attention to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21Do not lose sight of them;
keep them within your heart.
22For they are life to those who find them,
and health to the whole body.
23Guard your heart with all diligence,
for from it flow springs of life.
— Proverbs 4:10-23

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