¹⁰ Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many.

² For length of days, and years of life, And peace, will they add to you.

¹⁵ The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

¹³ For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

³² What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.

³³ He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.

²⁰ Yet hear the word of Yahweh, you women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and everyone her neighbor lamentation.

²⁰ Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter end.

¹⁰ Receive my instruction rather than silver; Knowledge rather than choice gold.

¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

¹ My son, if you will receive my words, And store up my commandments within you;

²² Please receive instruction from his mouth, And lay up his words in your heart.

² that you might fear Yahweh your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you, you, and your son, and your son's son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged.

¹⁶ "Honor your father and your mother, as Yahweh your God commanded you; that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you, in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.