⁸ Hear, my child, your father’s instruction,
    and do not reject your mother’s teaching,^(A)

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

2 My child, if you accept my words
    and treasure up my commandments within you,^(A)

4 Listen, children, to a father’s instruction,
    and be attentive, that you may gain^[a] insight,^(A)
2 for I give you good precepts:
    do not forsake my teaching.
³ When I was a son with my father,
    tender and my mother’s favorite,^(B)
4 he taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart hold fast my words;
    keep my commandments and live.^(C)

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