² `Be assembled, and hear, sons of Jacob, And hearken unto Israel your father.

¹¹ Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

²⁶ Give, my son, thy heart to me, And let thine eyes watch my ways.

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

³² And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.

²⁴ And now, ye sons, hearken to me, And give attention to sayings of my mouth.

¹ My son! keep my sayings, And my commands lay up with thee.

²⁰ Keep, my son, the command of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother.

¹ My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,

¹ Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.

² For good learning I have given to you, My law forsake not.

³ For, a son I have been to my father -- tender, And an only one before my mother.

⁴ And he directeth me, and he saith to me: `Let thy heart retain my words, Keep my commands, and live.

⁸ Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,

⁹ For a graceful wreath `are' they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.