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My son, if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments within thee,
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, And lay up my commandments with thee;
My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
My son, if you will receive my words and treasure up my commandments within you,
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
My son, accept my words and store up my commands.
My son, if you will receive my words and store my commands inside you,
My child, you must follow and treasure my teachings and my instructions.
My son, if thou receivest my words, and layest up my commandments with thee,
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and wilt hide my commandments with thee,
My son, pay attention to what I say. Remember my commands.
My child, listen to my teaching. Think about my commands.
My son, if you accept my words, if you store up my commands within you,
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
My ·child [or son], ·listen to [grasp] what I say and ·remember [L store up] what I command you.
1 Wisdom exhorteth to obey her. 5 She teacheth the fear of God. 6 She is given of God. 10 She preserveth from wickedness. My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments within thee,
My son, if you take my words ⌞to heart⌟ and treasure my commands within you,
My child, learn what I teach you and never forget what I tell you to do.
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
My child, believe what I say. And remember what I command you.
My son, if you accept my words, and treasure my instructions—
¶ My son, if thou wilt receive my words and hide my commandments within thee
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;
My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
My child, if you will receive my sayings, and hide my commands with you,
Every young man who listens to me and obeys my instructions will be given wisdom and good sense.
Good friend, take to heart what I’m telling you; collect my counsels and guard them with your life. Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding. That’s right—if you make Insight your priority, and won’t take no for an answer, Searching for it like a prospector panning for gold, like an adventurer on a treasure hunt, Believe me, before you know it Fear-of-God will be yours; you’ll have come upon the Knowledge of God.
My son, if you will receive my words, and hide my commandments within you,
My son, if you take my words to heart and treasure my commands within you,
My son, if you receive my words and treasure my commands,
My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
My son, if you will receive my words And treasure my commandments within you,
My son, if you take my words to heart and look upon my instructions as a treasure,
My child, listen to what I say and remember what I command you.
My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands inside yourself,
My son, accept my words. Store up my commands inside you.
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
My son, if you receive my words, And treasure my commands within you,
My son, if you receive my sayings and store up my teachings within you,
My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.
My child, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you,
My child, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you,
My child, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you,
My child, if you accept my words and treasure up my commandments within you,
Beni (my son), if thou wilt receive my words, and treasure my mitzvot with thee;
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you,
My son, if you accept my words and treasure my mitzvot within you,
My son, if you accept what I am telling you and store my counsel and directives deep within you,
My son, if you will receive my words, and store up my commandments within you,
My son, if thou receivest my words, and hidest my behests with thee (and hidest my commands with thee);
My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,
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