30  then ^hI was beside him, like a master workman,

and I was daily his^{1 i}delight,

rejoicing before him always,

31  ^jrejoicing in his ^kinhabited world

and delighting in the children of man.

32  “And now, ^lO sons, listen to me:

^mblessed are those who keep my ways.

33  ⁿHear instruction and be wise,

and do not neglect it.

34  ^oBlessed is the one who listens to me,

watching daily at my gates,

waiting beside my doors.

35  For ^pwhoever finds me ^qfinds life

and ^robtains favor from the Lord,

36  but he who fails to find me ^sinjures himself;

all who ^thate me ^ulove death.”