Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men

Listen, my son,(A) to your father’s(B) instruction
    and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(C)
They are a garland to grace your head
    and a chain to adorn your neck.(D)

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Then you will understand(A) what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.
10 For wisdom will enter your heart,(B)
    and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

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