Hear thou, my son, and be wise,\par\tab And guide thy heart in the way.
My son, give me thy heart;\par\tab And let thine eyes delight in my ways.
Apply thy heart unto instruction,\par\tab And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard;\par\tab Consider her ways, and be wise:
Leave off, ye simple ones, and live;\par\tab And walk in the way of understanding.\par
Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children's children;
and they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.
Make level the path of thy feet,\par\tab And let all thy ways be established.