<p class="poetry">To<n id="1" /> learn<n id="2" /> wisdom<n id="3" /> and moral instruction,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">and to discern<n id="5" /> wise counsel.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">Abandon your foolish ways<n id="1" /> so that you may live,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and proceed<n id="3" /> in the way of understanding.&#8221;p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Listen, children,<n id="2" /> to a father&#8217;s instruction,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and pay attention so that<n id="4" /> you may gain<n id="5" /> discernment.p>

<p class="poetry">Wisdom is supreme<n id="1" /> &#8211; so<n id="2" /> acquire wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">and whatever you acquire,<n id="3" /> acquire understanding!<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Counsel and sound wisdom belong to me;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I possess understanding and might.p>

<p class="poetry">The beginning<n id="1" /> of wisdom is to fear the <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and acknowledging<n id="3" /> the Holy One<n id="4" /> is understanding.p>

<p class="poetry">Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding;p> <p class="poetry">do not forget and do not turn aside from the words I speak.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">How much better it is to acquire<n id="1" /> wisdom than gold;p> <p class="poetry">to acquire understanding is more desirable<n id="2" /> than silver.p>