Hear,my son,your father'sinstructionAnd do not forsakeyour mother'steaching;
My son,ifsinnersenticeyou, Do not consent.
My son,do not walkin the waywith them. Keepyour feetfrom their path,
My son,ifyou will receivemy wordsAnd treasuremy commandmentswithinyou,
Listento your fatherwho begotyou, And do not despiseyour motherwhenshe is old.
My son,do not forgetmy teaching,But let your heartkeepmy commandments;
The eyethat mocksa fatherAnd scornsa mother,The ravensof the valleywill pickit out, And the youngeagleswill eatit.
The wordsof KingLemuel,the oraclewhichhis mothertaughthim:
"I have not listenedto the voiceof my teachers,Norinclinedmy earto my instructors!
My son,observethe commandmentof your fatherAnd do not forsakethe teachingof your mother;
My son,keepmy wordsAnd treasuremy commandmentswithinyou.
"We have obeyedthe voiceof Jonadabthe sonof Rechab,our father,in allthat he commandedus, not to drinkwineallour days,we, our wives,our sonsor our daughters,
Everyoneof you shall reverencehis motherand his father,and you shall keepMy sabbaths;I am the LORDyour God.
And they broughtto Him a paralyticlyingon a bed.Seeingtheir faith,Jesussaidto the paralytic,"Take courage,son;your sinsare forgiven."
But Jesusturningand seeingher said,"Daughter,take courage;your faithhas madeyou well."At oncethe womanwas made well.
For I am mindfulof the sincerefaithwithinyou, whichfirstdweltin your grandmotherLoisand your motherEunice,and I am surethat [it is] in you as well.
So she wentdownto the threshingfloorand didaccording to allthat her mother-in-lawhad commandedher.
"Ifone mansinsagainst another,Godwill mediatefor him; but ifa mansinsagainst the LORD,whocan intercedefor him?" But they would not listento the voiceof their father,for the LORDdesiredto putthem to death.
