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33 If not, listen to me;
    be silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”(A)

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11 Come, O children, listen to me;
    I will teach you the fear of the Lord.(A)

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O simple ones, learn prudence;
    acquire intelligence, you who lack it.(A)

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Warning against Impurity and Infidelity

My child, be attentive to my wisdom;
    incline your ear to my understanding,(A)
so that you may hold on to prudence,
    and your lips may guard knowledge.

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Parental Advice

Listen, children, to a father’s instruction,
    and be attentive, that you may gain[a] insight,(A)
for I give you good precepts:
    do not forsake my teaching.

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Footnotes

  1. 4.1 Heb know

My mouth shall speak wisdom;
    the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.(A)

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My words declare the uprightness of my heart,
    and what my lips know they speak sincerely.(A)

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