King James Version (KJV)
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Modern English
The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
Hebrew
תּוֹרַ֣ת חָ֭כָם מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת׃
tvorat ḥakam mqvor ḥayiym lasvr mimoqshey mavet