My son, obey my words,

and treasure my commands.i

2 Keep my commands and live,j

and guard my instructions

as you would the pupil of your eye.k

3 Tie them to your fingers;

write them on the tablet of your heart.l

4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”m

and call understanding your relative.

5 She will keep you from a forbidden woman,

a wayward woman with her flattering talk.n