Proverbs 22:17-21

The Voice

¹⁷ Lend an ear, listen to these words of the wise,
    and align your thoughts with my instructions
¹⁸ Because true pleasure will be yours by learning them, living them,
    and being ready to repeat them to others.
¹⁹ In order that you will trust only in the Eternal,
    I teach them to you this day—yes, even you!
²⁰ In fact, didn’t I already write down for you
    Thirty axioms of good advice and sound knowledge
²¹ To reveal to you what is reliably true
    so you can answer those who sent you with these truths you’ve learned?