^8 (A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
⁹ For they will be a ^(B)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.

^20 (A)My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.
^21 (B)Bind them continually upon your heart;
Tie them around your neck.
^22 (C)When you roam, ^[a]they will lead you;
When you sleep, ^(D)they will keep you;
And when you awake, they will speak with you.
^23 (E)For the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
^(A)But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.