“Assemble and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen to Israel your father.
Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.
Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
“And now, O sons, listen to me: blessed are those who keep my ways.
And now, O sons, listen to me, and be attentive to the words of my mouth.
My son, keep my words and treasure up my commandments with you;
My son, keep your father's commandment, and forsake not your mother's teaching.
My son, be attentive to my wisdom; incline your ear to my understanding,
Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight, for I give you good precepts; do not forsake my teaching. When I was a son with my father, tender, the only one in the sight of my mother, he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live.
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching, for they are a graceful garland for your head and pendants for your neck.
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