^{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,