12  and you say, ^l“How I hated discipline,

and my heart ^mdespised reproof!

2  ⁱkeep my commandments and live;

keep my teaching as ^jthe apple of your eye;

10  ^zTake my instruction instead of silver,

and knowledge rather than choice gold,

8  ⁱHear, my son, your father’s instruction,

and forsake not your mother’s teaching,

2  for I give you good ^hprecepts;

do not forsake my teaching.

1  ^yMy son, do not forget my teaching,

^zbut let your heart keep my commandments,

20  ^lMy son, keep your father’s commandment,

^land forsake not your mother’s teaching.

21  ^mBind them on your heart always;

ⁿtie them around your neck.

22  ^oWhen you walk, they¹ will lead you;

^owhen you lie down, they will ^pwatch over you;

and when you awake, they will talk with you.

23  For the commandment is ^qa lamp and the teaching a light,

and the ^rreproofs of discipline are the way of life,