⁸ My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother;

⁹ for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

3 My son, forget not my law, but let thine heart keep my commandments;

² for length of days and long life and peace shall they add to thee.

4 Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and be attentive to know understanding.

² For I give you good doctrine; forsake ye not my law.

³ For I was my father’s son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

⁴ He taught me also and said unto me, “Let thine heart retain my words: keep my commandments and live.

10 A wise son maketh a glad father, but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

²² A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children, and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.