Now therefore, my son, hear thou me, and go thou not away from the words of my mouth.
I bowed not from thy dooms; for thou hast set law to me.
My son, these things float not away [or not flow away] from thine eyes; keep thou my law, and my counsel;
Sons, hear ye the teaching of your father; and perceive ye, that ye know prudence.
Go not they away from thine eyes; keep thou them in the middle of thine heart.
Now therefore, my son, hear thou me; and perceive the words of my mouth.
See ye, that ye forsake [or refuse] not the speaker; for if they that forsaked [or refusing] him that spake on the earth, escaped not, much more we that turn away from him that speaketh to us from heavens.