²² Listen to your father, who ·gave you life [begot you],
    and do not ·forget [despise] your mother when she is old.
²³ ·Learn [^LBuy; Acquire] the truth and never ·reject [^Lsell] it.
    ·Get [Buy; Acquire] wisdom, ·self-control [instruction; discipline], and understanding.

¹³ My ·child [^Lson], eat honey because it is good.
    Honey from the honeycomb ·tastes sweet [^Lis sweet on your palate].
¹⁴ In the same way, wisdom is pleasing to ·you [your soul].
    If you find it, you have ·hope for the [^La] future,
and your ·wishes [hope] will ·come true [^Lnot be cut off].

⁵ Evil people do not understand justice,
but those who ·follow [seek] the Lord understand ·it completely [or everything].

¹⁵ Correction and ·punishment [^Lthe rod] make children wise,
but those ·left alone [unsupervised] will disgrace their mother.