The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him:
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
The words of Agur son of Jakeh. An oracle. The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ukal:
For as the churning of the milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.
What, my son? And what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
remembering the genuine faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and that I am persuaded lives in you also.
and that since childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation through the faith that is in Christ Jesus.