Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

众子啊，要听父亲的教训，留心得知聪明。

孩子们，要听父亲的训诲，留心明白道理。

孩子们，要听父亲的训诲，留心明白道理。

孩子们啊，你们要听从父亲的教诲，留心学习，以便领悟，

孩子们，要听父亲的教训，留心学习哲理；

孩子们哪，你们要听从父亲的管教；要留心，好使你们获得悟性；

眾子啊，要聽父親的教訓，留心得知聰明。

孩子們，要聽父親的訓誨，留心明白道理。

孩子們，要聽父親的訓誨，留心明白道理。

孩子們啊，你們要聽從父親的教誨，留心學習，以便領悟，

孩子們，要聽父親的教訓，留心學習哲理；

弟子啊，你們要聽從師父的管教，要留心聽，來認識明達；

孩子們哪，你們要聽從父親的管教；要留心，好使你們獲得悟性；

諸子、宜聽父訓、務識明哲、

二三子、宜聽父訓、而志於道。

眾子、須聽父訓、宜傾聽、以得明哲、

Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.

My sons, listen to a father’s teaching. Pay attention and gain understanding.

Hear, O sons, a father’s instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,

My children, listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment,

Listen, sons, to a father’s discipline, and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

Listen, my sons, to the instruction of a father, And pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

Hear, my children, the instruction of a father, And give attention to know understanding;

Hear, my sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:

Listen, my sons, to a father’s discipline, and pay attention so that you may gain understanding,

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

Listen, sons, to a father’s instruction. Pay attention and know understanding;

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,exhorting and encouraging you and insisting that you live in a way worthy of God who calls you to his own kingdom and his glory.

My child, if you receive my words, and store up my commands within you,by making your ear attentive to wisdom, and by turning your heart to understanding,indeed, if you call out for discernment– raise your voice for understanding–if you seek it like silver, and search for it like hidden treasure,then you will understand how to fear the LORD, and you will discover knowledge about God.

Come children! Listen to me! I will teach you what it means to fear the LORD.

Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

“ So now, children, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.Listen to my instruction so that you may be wise, and do not neglect it.Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway.For the one who finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.But the one who does not find me brings harm to himself; all who hate me love death.”

Listen to advice and receive discipline, that you may become wise by the end of your life.

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

My child, be attentive to my wisdom, pay close attention to my understanding,

Say to wisdom,“ You are my sister,” and call understanding a close relative,

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.Bind them on your heart continually; fasten them around your neck.When you walk about, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you wake up, they will talk to you.For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,