Listen,my son,and be wise,And directyour heartin the way.
Applyyour heartto disciplineAnd your earsto wordsof knowledge.
Giveme your heart,my son,And let your eyesdelightin my ways.
Watchthe pathof your feetAnd allyour wayswill be established.
Goto the ant,O sluggard,Observeher waysand be wise,
"Forsake[your] follyand live,And proceedin the wayof understanding."
"They shall sayto the eldersof his city,'Thissonof ours is stubbornand rebellious,he will not obeyus, he is a gluttonand a drunkard.'
"Onlygiveheedto yourself and keepyour souldiligently,sothat you do not forgetthe thingswhichyour eyeshave seenand they do not departfrom your heartallthe daysof your life;but makethem knownto your sonsand your grandsons.
