^17 (A)Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
¹⁸ For it will be ^(B)pleasant if you keep them within you,
^[a]So that they may be ready on your lips.
¹⁹ So that your ^(C)trust may be in the Lord,
I have ^[b]taught you today, you indeed.
²⁰ Have I not written to you ^[c](D)excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
²¹ To make you ^(E)know the ^[d]certainty of the words of truth,
So that you may ^[e](F)correctly answer him who sent you?