⁸ My son, listen to your father’s instruction,
    and do not let go of your mother’s teaching.
⁹ They will be a graceful wreath for your head
    and a chain for your neck.

²⁰ Keep your father’s commands, my son,
    and never forsake your mother’s rules,^[a]
21 by binding them to your heart continuously,
    fastening them around your neck.
²² During your travels wisdom^[b] will lead you;
    she will watch over you while you rest;
and when you are startled from your sleep,
    she will commune with you.
²³ Because the command is a lamp
    and the Law a light,
        rebukes that discipline are a way of life—