| Get wisdom. Get understanding. Don’t forget, and don’t deviate from the words of my mouth. | Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. |
| Wisdom is supreme. Get wisdom. Yes, though it costs all your possessions, get understanding. | The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. |
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| Listen, my son, and receive my sayings. The years of your life will be many. | Listen, my son, accept what I say, and the years of your life will be many. |
| I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths. | I instruct you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. |
| My son, attend to my words. Turn your ear to my sayings. Let them not depart from your eyes. Keep them in the center of your heart. | My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart. |
| Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life. | Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. |
| Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you. | Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. |
| Let your eyes look straight ahead. Fix your gaze directly before you. | Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. |
| Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established. | Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. |
| Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil. | Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil. |
