² Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.

¹¹ Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.

²⁶ My son, give me thy heart; And let thine eyes delight in my ways.

²² Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

³² Now therefore, `my' sons, hearken unto me; For blessed are they that keep my ways.

²⁴ Now therefore, `my' sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.

¹ My son, keep my words, And lay up my commandments with thee.

²⁰ My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

¹ My son, attend unto my wisdom; Incline thine ear to my understanding:

¹ Hear, `my' sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

² For I give you good doctrine; Forsake ye not my law.

³ For I was a son unto my father, Tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

⁴ And he taught me, and said unto me: Let thy heart retain my words; Keep my commandments, and live;

⁸ My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

⁹ For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.