Pay attention and listen to the sayings of wise people. Apply your heart to the sayings I teach.

你须侧耳听受智慧人的言语，留心领会我的知识。

你要侧耳听智慧人的言语，留心领会我的知识。

你要侧耳听智慧人的言语，留心领会我的知识。

你要侧耳听智者之言，专心领受我的教诲，

你要留心听智慧人的言语，专心领受我的知识。

你当侧耳听从智慧人的话语，你的心要专注于我的知识；

你須側耳聽受智慧人的言語，留心領會我的知識。

你要側耳聽智慧人的言語，留心領會我的知識。

你要側耳聽智慧人的言語，留心領會我的知識。

你要側耳聽智者之言，專心領受我的教誨，

你要留心聽智慧人的言語，專心領受我的知識。

你要傾耳聽我的話語，留心於我的知識。

你當側耳聽從智慧人的話語，你的心要專注於我的知識；

傾耳以聽智者之言、專心於我知識、

傾耳以聽良言、專心以學智慧。

爾當側耳以聽智者之言、以心領會我之達道、

Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach,

Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge,

Listen to the words of the wise; apply your heart to my instruction.

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge.

Extend your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge;

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise, And apply your heart to my knowledge;

Incline thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, And apply thy heart unto my knowledge.

Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge.

Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.

Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.

Apply your heart to what you are taught. Listen carefully to words of knowledge.

Teach us to realize how short our lives are. Then our hearts will become wise.

My son, do not forget my teaching. Keep my commands in your heart.

They provide you with instruction and help you live wisely. They lead to what is right and honest and fair.

Let your ears listen to wisdom. Apply your heart to understanding.Call out for the ability to be wise. Cry out for understanding.Look for it as you would look for silver. Search for it as you would search for hidden treasure.Then you will understand how to have respect for the Lord. You will find out how to know God.

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Listen carefully to my wise sayings.Then you will continue to have good sense. Your lips will keep on speaking words of knowledge.

So I tried to understand wisdom more completely. I wanted to study it and figure it out. I tried to find out everything I could about it. I tried to understand why it’s foolish to be evil. I wanted to see why choosing foolishness is so unwise.

Listen to my teaching and be wise. Don’t turn away from it.Blessed are those who listen to me. They watch every day at my doors. They wait beside my doorway.

I understood all these things. I used my mind to study everything that’s done on earth. A man sometimes makes life hard for others. But he ends up hurting himself.

While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice from the cloud said,“ This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him. Listen to him!”

I used my mind to understand what it really means to be wise. I wanted to observe the hard work people do on earth. They don’t close their eyes and go to sleep day or night.

Listen and come to me. Pay attention to me. Then you will live. I will make a covenant with you that will last forever. I will give you my faithful love. I promised it to David.

Then my father taught me. He said to me,“ Take hold of my words with all your heart. Keep my commands, and you will live.Get wisdom, and get understanding. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them.Stay close to wisdom, and she will keep you safe. Love her, and she will watch over you.To start being wise you must first get wisdom. No matter what it costs, get understanding.Value wisdom highly, and she will lift you up. Hold her close, and she will honor you.