^22 (A)Listen to your father who begot you,
And ^(B)do not despise your mother when she is old.
^23 (C)Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and discipline and understanding.

¹³ Eat ^(A)honey, my son, for it is good,
Indeed, the ^(B)honey from the comb is sweet to your taste;
¹⁴ Know that ^(C)wisdom is thus for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a ^[a](D)future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

⁵ Evil men ^(A)do not understand justice,
But those who seek Yahweh ^(B)understand all things.

¹⁵ The ^(A)rod and reproof give wisdom,
But a child ^[a]left to himself ^(B)brings shame to his mother.