¹ A lover of training is a lover of knowledge; but a hater of teaching is like a beast.

¹⁰ There is bitter punishment for him who is turned from the way; and death will be the fate of the hater of teaching.

⁹⁷ <MEM> O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.

⁹⁸ Your teaching has made me wiser than my haters: for it is mine for ever.

⁹⁹ I have more knowledge than all my teachers, because I give thought to your unchanging word.

¹⁰⁰ I have more wisdom than the old, because I have kept your orders.

¹⁰ And with every deceit of wrongdoing among those whose fate is destruction; because they were quite without that love of the true faith by which they might have salvation.

¹ He who keeps himself separate for his private purpose goes against all good sense.

⁷ He who gives teaching to a man of pride gets shame for himself; he who says sharp words to a sinner gets a bad name.

⁸ Do not say sharp words to a man of pride, or he will have hate for you; make them clear to a wise man, and you will be dear to him.

⁹ Do not be like the horse or the ass, without sense; ...

³ Even the ox has knowledge of its owner, and the ass of the place where its master puts its food: but Israel has no knowledge, my people give no thought to me.

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

¹⁷ Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me.

¹² And you will say, How was teaching hated by me, and my heart put no value on training;

¹³ I did not give attention to the voice of my teachers, my ear was not turned to those who were guiding me!

¹⁰ For wisdom will come into your heart, and knowledge will be pleasing to your soul;

¹¹ Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

²⁷ Make the way of your orders clear to me; then my thoughts will be ever on your wonders.

⁶ A man without sense has no knowledge of this; and a foolish man may not take it in.