1. The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
2. To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding,
3. To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice and equity;
4. To give prudence to the naive, To the youth knowledge and discretion,
5. A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,
6. To understand a proverb and a figure, The words of the wise and their riddles.
7. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8. Hear, my son, your father's instruction And do not forsake your mother's teaching;