¹⁰ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings;
And the years of thy life shall be many.
¹¹ I have taught thee in the way of wisdom;
I have led thee in paths of uprightness.
¹² When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened;
And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
¹³ Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go:
Keep her; for she is thy life.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words;
Incline thine ear unto my sayings.
²¹ Let them not depart from thine eyes;
Keep them in the midst of thy heart.
²² For they are life unto those that find them,
And health to all their flesh.
²³ Keep thy heart ^[a]with all diligence;
For out of it are the issues of life.
²⁴ Put away from thee a wayward mouth,
And perverse lips put far from thee.
²⁵ Let thine eyes look right on,
And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
^26 [b]Make level the path of thy feet,
And let all thy ways be ^[c]established.
²⁷ Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
Remove thy foot from evil.