¹⁰ Listen, my son, and receive my sayings.
    The years of your life will be many.
¹¹ I have taught you in the way of wisdom.
    I have led you in straight paths.
¹² When you go, your steps will not be hampered.
    When you run, you will not stumble.
¹³ Take firm hold of instruction.
    Don’t let her go.
    Keep her, for she is your life.

²⁰ My son, attend to my words.
    Turn your ear to my sayings.
²¹ Let them not depart from your eyes.
    Keep them in the center of your heart.
²² For they are life to those who find them,
    and health to their whole body.
²³ Keep your heart with all diligence,
    for out of it is the wellspring of life.
²⁴ Put away from yourself a perverse mouth.
    Put corrupt lips far from you.
²⁵ Let your eyes look straight ahead.
    Fix your gaze directly before you.
²⁶ Make the path of your feet level.
    Let all of your ways be established.
²⁷ Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left.
    Remove your foot from evil.