Proverbs 2:1–2

My son, if you receive my words

and treasure up my commandments with you,

making your ear attentive to wisdom

and inclining your heart to understanding;

My son, if you accept my words

and store up my commands within you,

turning your ear to wisdom

and applying your heart to understanding—

My son, if you accept my words

and store up my commands within you,

listening closely to wisdom

and directing your heart to understanding;

My child, listen to what I say,

and treasure my commands.

Tune your ears to wisdom,

and concentrate on understanding.

My child, if you will receive my sayings,

and hide my commands with you,

in order to incline your ear toward wisdom,

then you shall apply your heart to understanding.

My son, if thou wilt receive my words,

And hide my commandments with thee;

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom,

And apply thine heart to understanding;