Makeyour earattentiveto wisdom,Inclineyour heartto understanding;
Applyyour heartto disciplineAnd your earsto wordsof knowledge.
He who separateshimself seeks[his own] desire,He quarrelsagainst allsoundwisdom.
Soteachus to numberour days,That we may presentto You a heartof wisdom.
"He who hasears,let him hear."
"Inclineyour earand cometo Me. Listen,that you may live;And I will makean everlastingcovenantwith you, [According to] the faithfulmerciesshown to David.
WhenI gavemy heartto knowwisdomand to seethe taskwhichhas been doneon the earth(eventhoughoneshould neversleepdayor night),
AllthisI have seenand appliedmy mindto everydeedthat has been doneunderthe sunwhereina manhas exercisedauthorityover [another] manto his hurt.
I directedmy mindto know,to investigateand to seekwisdomand an explanation,and to knowthe evilof follyand the foolishnessof madness.
Nowthesewere more noble-mindedthan thosein Thessalonica,for they receivedthe wordwith greateagerness,examiningthe Scripturesdaily[to see] whetherthese thingswere so.
For ifyou cryfor discernment,Liftyour voicefor understanding;
Hear,[O] sons,the instructionof a father,And giveattentionthat you may gainunderstanding,
My son,giveattentionto my words;Inclineyour earto my sayings.
The one who commitsadulterywith a womanis lackingsense;He who would destroyhimselfdoesit.
