^8 (A)Hear, my son, your father's instruction,
    and forsake not your mother's teaching,

^20 (A)My son, keep your father's commandment,
    ^(B)and forsake not your mother's teaching.

5 ^(A)My son, be attentive to my wisdom;
    ^(B)incline your ear to my understanding,
² that you may keep ^(C)discretion,
    and your lips may ^(D)guard knowledge.

2 ^(A)My son, ^(B)if you receive my words
    and treasure up my commandments with you,

4 ^(A)Hear, O sons, a father's instruction,
    and be attentive, that you may ^(B)gain^[a] insight,
² for I give you good ^(C)precepts;
    do not forsake my teaching.
³ When I was a son with my father,
    ^(D)tender, ^(E)the only one in the sight of my mother,
⁴ he ^(F)taught me and said to me,
^(G)“Let your heart hold fast my words;
    ^(H)keep my commandments, and live.

¹⁰ My son, if sinners ^(A)entice you,
    do not consent.