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

^{21 Ref} Bind them on thy heart continually, Tie them on thy neck.

^{22 Ref} In thy going up and down, it leadeth thee, In thy lying down, it watcheth over thee, And thou hast awaked -- it talketh `with' thee.

^{23 Ref} For a lamp `is' the command, And the law a light, And a way of life `are' reproofs of instruction,

^{24 Ref} To preserve thee from an evil woman, From the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.