Assemble yourselves, and hear, ye sons of Jacob; And hearken unto Israel your father.
Come, ye children, hearken unto me:\par\tab I will teach you the fear of Jehovah.
My son, give me thy heart;\par\tab And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
Hearken unto thy father that begat thee,\par\tab And despise not thy mother when she is old.
Now therefore, {\i my} sons, hearken unto me;\par\tab For blessed are they that keep my ways.
Now therefore, {\i my} sons, hearken unto me,\par\tab And attend to the words of my mouth.
My son, keep my words,\par\tab And lay up my commandments with thee.
My son, keep the commandment of thy father,\par\tab And forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, attend unto my wisdom;\par\tab Incline thine ear to my understanding:
Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the beginning of my strength; The pre-eminence of dignity, and the pre-eminence of power.
What man is he that desireth life,\par\tab And loveth {\i many} days, that he may see good?
Assemble yourselves, all ye, and hear; who among them hath declared these things? He whom Jehovah loveth shall perform his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm {\i shall be on} the Chaldeans.