² So that you incline your ear to wisdom,
And apply your heart to understanding;

18 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire;
He rages against all ^[a]wise judgment.

^111 (A)Your testimonies I have taken as a ^[a]heritage forever,
For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
¹¹² I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes
Forever, to the very end.

^12 (A)So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.

¹⁷ Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
¹⁸ For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
¹⁹ So that your trust may be in the Lord;
I have instructed you today, even you.
²⁰ Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
^21 (A)That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,
^(B)That you may answer words of truth
To those who ^[a]send to you?

³ Incline your ear, and ^(A)come to Me.
Hear, and your soul shall live;
^(B)And I will make an everlasting covenant with you—
The ^(C)sure mercies of David.