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

¹⁷ Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,

²⁰ My son, to my words give attention, To my sayings incline thine ear,

¹ My son, if thou dost accept my sayings, And my commands dost lay up with thee,

²² He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.'

¹³ He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.

⁶ He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.

²⁹ He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies.

¹⁷ He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving `it'.

¹¹ He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: He who is overcoming may not be injured of the second death.

⁷ He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming -- I will give to him to eat of the tree of life that is in the midst of the paradise of God.

¹⁹ So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

²³ If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

⁹ and do not think to say in yourselves, A father we have -- Abraham, for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise children to Abraham,

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