1. MY SON, if you will receive my words and treasure up my commandments within you,
2. Making your ear attentive to skillful and godly Wisdom and inclining and directing your heart and mind to understanding [applying all your powers to the quest for it];
3. Yes, if you cry out for insight and raise your voice for understanding,
4. If you seek [Wisdom] as for silver and search for skillful and godly Wisdom as for hidden treasures,
5. Then you will understand the reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of [our omniscient] God. [Prov. 1:7.]