Proverbs 4:1-9

1HearH8085, O sonsH1121, the 1instructionH4148 of a fatherH1, And 2giveH7181 attentionH7181 that you may 3gainH3045 understandingH998,2For I giveH5414 you 4soundH2896 5teachingH3948; 6Do not abandonH5800 my 7instructionH8451.3WhenH3588 I was a sonH1121 to my fatherH1, 8TenderH7390 and 9the onlyH3173 sonH3173 in the sightH6440 of my motherH517,4Then he 10taughtH3384 me and saidH559 to me, “Let your heartH3820 11holdH8551 fastH8551 my wordsH1697; 12KeepH8104 my commandmentsH4687 and liveH2421;513AcquireH7069 wisdomH2451! 14AcquireH7069 understandingH998! Do not forgetH7911 norH408 turnH5186 awayH5186 from the wordsH561 of my mouthH6310.6Do not forsakeH5800 her, and she will guardH8104 you; 15LoveH157 her, and she will watchH5341 over you.716The 17beginningH7225 of wisdomH2451 is: 18AcquireH7069 wisdomH2451; And with allH3605 your acquiringH7075, getH7069 understandingH998.819PrizeH5549 her, and she will exaltH7311 you; She will honorH3513 you ifH3588 you embraceH2263 her.9She will placeH5414 20on your headH7218 a garlandH3880 of graceH2580; She will presentH4042 you with a crownH5850 of beautyH8597.”