Hear instruction and be wise, and do not neglect it.
At the busiest corner she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks:
let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning and the discerning acquire skill,
Hear, my child, your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teaching,
Those who ignore instruction despise themselves, but those who heed admonition gain understanding.
Listen to advice and accept instruction, that you may gain wisdom for the future.
Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
My child, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,
See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking, for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven!