^{19 Ref} Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

^{20 Ref} Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh,

^{21 Ref} For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

^{22 Ref} Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

^{23 Ref} Truth buy, and sell not, Wisdom, and instruction, and understanding,

^{19 Ref} Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.

^{20 Ref} Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh:

^{21 Ref} For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe `a man' with rags.

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

^{23 Ref} Buy the truth, and sell it not; `Yea', wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.