Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: Keep her; for she is thy life.
Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life.
Hold on to instruction; don’t slack off; protect it, for it is your life.
Take hold of discipline. Do not dismiss it. Guard it, for it is your life.
Take hold on instruction, leave it not: keep it, because it is thy life.