9  Honor the Lord with your wealth

and with the firstfruits of all your produce;

10  then your ^sbarns will be filled with plenty,

and your vats will be bursting with wine.

11  ^tMy son, do not ^udespise the Lord’s ^vdiscipline

or be weary of his reproof,

12  for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,

^was a father the son in whom he delights.

13  ^xBlessed is the one who finds wisdom,

and the one who gets understanding,

14  for the gain from her is ^ybetter than gain from ^zsilver

and her profit better than gold.

15  She is more precious than jewels,

and ^anothing you desire can compare with her.

16  Long life is in her right hand;

in her left hand are riches and honor.

17  Her ways are ways of pleasantness,

and all her paths are peace.

18  She is a ^btree of life to those who ^clay hold of her;

those who hold her fast are called blessed.