Be assembled and listen, sons of Jacob, and listen to Israel your father.
Young lions may lack, and go hungry, but those who seek Adonai want for no good thing.
My son, give your heart to me, and let your eyes observe my ways.
Listen to your father who begot you and do not despise your mother when she is old.
“So now, children, listen to me! Blessed are those who keep my ways.
Now then, sons, listen to me, pay attention to the words of my mouth.
My son, keep my words and treasure my mitzvot within you.
My son, keep your father’s mitzvah, and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Incline your ear to my insight,
Reuben, my firstborn are you, my vigor and firstborn of my power, endowed with extra dignity, endowed with extra strength—
Come, children, listen to me: I will teach you the fear of Adonai.
Assemble, all of you, and listen! Who among them foretold these things? Adonai loves him. He will do His will against Babylon— His arm against the Chaldeans.