2 turning your ear to wisdom

and applying your heart to understanding—

2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,

And apply thine heart to understanding;

2 Tune your ears to wisdom,

and concentrate on understanding.

2 So that you incline your ear to wisdom,

And apply your heart to understanding;

2 Listen carefully to wisdom;

set your mind on understanding.

2 So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom,

And apply thy heart to understanding;

2 so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and thou apply thy heart to understanding;

2 if you pay close attention to wisdom, 

and let your mind reach for understanding, 

2 listening closely to wisdom

and directing your heart to understanding;

2 making your ear attentive to wisdom

and inclining your heart to understanding;

2 in order to incline your ear toward wisdom,

then you shall apply your heart to understanding.

2 Let your ears listen to wisdom.

Apply your heart to understanding.

2 Make your ear attentive to wisdom,

Incline your heart to understanding;