^8 (A)Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
And ^(B)do not ignore your mother’s teaching;
⁹ For they are a ^(C)graceful wreath for your head
And ^(D)necklaces for your neck.

3 My son, ^(A)do not forget my ^[a]teaching,
But have your heart ^(B)comply with my commandments;
² For ^(C)length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.

4 Listen, my sons, to the ^(A)instruction of a father,
And ^(B)pay attention so that you may ^[a]gain understanding,
² For I give you good ^(C)teaching;
^(D)Do not abandon my ^[b]instruction.
³ When I was a son to my father,
^(E)Tender and ^(F)the only son in the sight of my mother,
⁴ He ^(G)taught me and said to me,
“Let your heart ^(H)take hold of my words;
^(I)Keep my commandments and live;

^(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But ^(C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

²² A good person ^(A)leaves an inheritance to his ^[a]grandchildren,
And the ^(B)wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.