Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
Because of this we ought to give more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest we might slip away.
Come, ye children, hearken to me. I will teach you the fear of LORD.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother.
Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thy heart to my knowledge.
My son, attend to my wisdom. Incline thine ear to my understanding,
Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou may be wise in thy latter end.
Say to wisdom, Thou are my sister, and call understanding [thy] kinswoman,
to know wisdom and instruction, to discern the words of understanding,
And we have obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, in all that he charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, or our daughters,
Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob, and hearken to Israel your father.
A wise son [hears] his father's instruction, but a scoffer listens not to rebuke.