Hear instruction, and be wise, and slight not.
At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:
(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
Whoso is refusing instruction is despising his soul, And whoso is hearing reproof Is getting understanding.
Hear counsel and receive instruction, So that thou art wise in thy latter end.
Hear, ye sons, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding.
My son! to my wisdom give attention, To mine understanding incline thine ear,
See, may ye not refuse him who is speaking, for if those did not escape who refused him who upon earth was divinely speaking -- much less we who do turn away from him who `speaketh' from heaven,