Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it.
Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and forsake not your mother’s teaching,
See that you do not refuse him who is speaking. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, much less will we escape if we reject him who warns from heaven.
at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
Whoever ignores instruction despises himself, but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom in the future.
Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance,