Hear,my son,and acceptmy sayingsAnd the yearsof your lifewill be many.
"Pleasereceiveinstructionfrom His mouthAnd establishHis wordsin your heart.
Listento counseland acceptdiscipline,That you may be wisethe restof your days.
My son,ifyou will receivemy wordsAnd treasuremy commandmentswithinyou,
Longlifeis in her righthand;In her lefthandare richesand honor.
For lengthof daysand yearsof lifeAnd peacethey will addto you.
"Takemy instructionand not silver,And knowledgeratherthanchoicestgold.
Nowhearthe wordof the LORD,O you women,And let your earreceivethe wordof His mouth;Teachyour daughterswailing,And everyoneher neighbora dirge.
sothat your daysand the daysof your sonsmay be multipliedon the landwhichthe LORDsworeto your fathersto givethem, as longas the heavens[remain] abovethe earth.
Honoryour fatherand your mother,as the LORDyour Godhas commandedyou, that your daysmay be prolongedand that it may gowellwith you on the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou.
sothat you and your sonand your grandsonmight fearthe LORDyour God,to keepallHis statutesand His commandmentswhichI commandyou, allthe daysof your life,and that your daysmay be prolonged.
For thisreasonwe alsoconstantlythankGodthat when you receivedthe wordof Godwhichyou heardfrom us, you accepted[it] not [as] the wordof men,but [for] whatit reallyis, the wordof God,whichalsoperforms its workin you who believe.
It is a trustworthystatement,deservingfullacceptance,that ChristJesuscameinto the worldto savesinners,among whomI amforemost[of all].
