My son,ifyou will receivemy wordsAnd treasuremy commandmentswithinyou,
"I have not departedfrom the commandof His lips;I have treasuredthe wordsof His mouthmorethanmy necessaryfood.
Soteachus to numberour days,That we may presentto You a heartof wisdom.
To receiveinstructionin wisebehavior,Righteousness,justiceand equity;
He who keepsthe lawis a discerningson,But he who is a companionof gluttonshumiliateshis father.
My son,do not forgetmy teaching,But let your heartkeepmy commandments;
Hear,[O] sons,the instructionof a father,And giveattentionthat you may gainunderstanding,
Hear,my son,and acceptmy sayingsAnd the yearsof your lifewill be many.
Bindthem continuallyon your heart;Tiethem aroundyour neck.
My son,keepmy wordsAnd treasuremy commandmentswithinyou.
Does not wisdomcall,And understandingliftup her voice?
Wisdomhas builther house,She has hewnout her sevenpillars;
"The kingdomof heavenis likea treasurehiddenin the field,whicha manfoundand hid[again]; and from joyover it he goesand sellsallthat he hasand buysthat field.
But Marytreasuredallthesethings,ponderingthem in her heart.
And He went downwith them and cameto Nazareth,and He continued in subjectionto them; and His mothertreasuredall[these] thingsin her heart.
"Let thesewordssinkinto your ears;for the Sonof Manis goingto be deliveredinto the handsof men."
"Noris it beyondthe sea,that you should say,'Whowill crossthe seafor us to getit for us and make us hearit, that we may observeit?'
It is a trustworthystatement,deservingfullacceptance,that ChristJesuscameinto the worldto savesinners,among whomI amforemost[of all].
