² Gather yourselves together, 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 the LORD.

²⁶ My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

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

³² Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

²⁴ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, 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 thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

¹ My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:

¹ Hear, ye children, 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 my father's son, tender and only beloved in the sight of my mother.

⁴ He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine 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 an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.