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

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.

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

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

My son, listen to your father’s advice. Don’t turn away from your mother’s teaching.

You know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children.We gave you hope and strength. We comforted you. We really wanted you to live in a way that is worthy of God. He chooses you to enter his glorious kingdom.

My son, accept my words. Store up my commands inside you.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 children, come. Listen to me. I will teach you to have respect for the Lord.

So we must pay the most careful attention to what we have heard. Then we will not drift away from it.

“ My children, listen to me. Blessed are those who keep my ways.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.Those who find me find life. They receive blessing from the Lord.But those who don’t find me harm only themselves. Everyone who hates me loves death.”

Listen to advice and accept correction. In the end you will be counted among those who are wise.

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

My son, pay attention to my wisdom. Listen carefully to my wise sayings.

Say to wisdom,“ You are my sister.” Say to understanding,“ You are a member of my family.”

My son, keep your father’s command. Don’t turn away from your mother’s teaching.Always tie them on your heart. Put them around your neck.When you walk, they will guide you. When you sleep, they will watch over you. When you wake up, they will speak to you.Your father’s command is like a lamp. Your mother’s teaching is like a light. And whatever instructs and corrects you leads to life.