²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    that you may gain wisdom in ^(A)the future.

^15 (A)The way of a fool is right in his own eyes,
    but a wise man listens to advice.

^34 (A)Blessed is the one who listens to me,
    watching daily at my gates,
    waiting beside my doors.
³⁵ For ^(B)whoever finds me ^(C)finds life
    and ^(D)obtains favor from the Lord,

2 ^(A)My son, ^(B)if you receive my words
    and treasure up my commandments with you,
² making your ear attentive to wisdom
    and inclining your heart to understanding;
³ yes, if you call out for insight
    and raise your voice ^(C)for understanding,
⁴ if you seek it like ^(D)silver
    and search for it as for ^(E)hidden treasures,
⁵ then ^(F)you will understand the fear of the Lord
    and find the knowledge of God.
⁶ For ^(G)the Lord gives wisdom;
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding;
⁷ he stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
    he is ^(H)a shield to those who ^(I)walk in integrity,
⁸ guarding the paths of justice
    and ^(J)watching over the way of his ^(K)saints.
^9 (L)Then you will understand ^(M)righteousness and justice
    and equity, every good path;

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

4 ^(A)Hear, O sons, a father's instruction,
    and be attentive, that you may ^(B)gain^[a] insight,

^10 (A)Who can count the dust of Jacob
    or number the fourth part^[a] of Israel?
Let me die ^(B)the death of the upright,
    and let my end be like his!”