Hear instruction and be wise, And do not disdain it.
Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding;
My son, pay attention to my wisdom; Lend your ear to my understanding,
My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;
See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven,
She cries out in the chief concourses, At the openings of the gates in the city She speaks her words:
He who disdains instruction despises his own soul, But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.
Listen to counsel and receive instruction, That you may be wise in your latter days.
A wise man will hear and increase learning, And a man of understanding will attain wise counsel,
