Rotherham(i)
1 Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.
2 For, good teaching, have I given you, mine instruction, do not ye forsake.
3 For, a son, became I to my father, tender and most precious in the sight of my mother.
4 So he taught me, and said to me––Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!
5 Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.
6 Do not forsake her, and she will guard thee,––love her and she will keep thee.
7 The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding.
8 Exalt her, and she will set thee on high, she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her:
9 She will give for thy head, a wreath of beauty, A crown of adorning, will she bestow upon thee.
10 Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and they will multiply to thee the years of life.
11 In the way of wisdom, have I taught thee, I have guided thee in tracks of uprightness.
12 When thou walkest, thy step shall not be hemmed in, and, if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.