6 and start living right?Then he will decideto rescue and restore youto your place of honor.
7 Your future will be brighterby far than your past.
8 Our ancestors were wise,so learn from them.
9 Our own time has been short,like a fading shadow,and we know very little.
10 But they will instruct youwith great understanding.
11 Papyrus reeds grow healthyonly in a swamp,
12 and if the water dries up,they die sooner than grass.