² Come near, O sons of Jacob, and give ear to the words of Israel your father.

¹¹ Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

²⁶ My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes take delight in my ways.

²² Give ear to your father whose child you are, and do not keep honour from your mother when she is old.

³² Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways.

²⁴ So now, my sons, give ear to me; give attention to the sayings of my mouth;

¹ My son, keep my sayings, and let my rules be stored up with you.

²⁰ My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

¹ My son, give attention to my wisdom; let your ear be turned to my teaching:

¹ Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

² For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.

³ For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.

⁴ And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:

⁸ My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

⁹ For they will be a crown of grace for your head, and chain-ornaments about your neck.