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Listen, children, to a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight;
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for I give you good precepts: do not forsake my teaching.
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When I was a son with my father, tender, and my mother's favorite,
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he taught me, and said to me, "Let your heart hold fast my words; keep my commandments, and live.
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Get wisdom; get insight: do not forget, nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
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Do not forsake her, and she will keep you; love her, and she will guard you.
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The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever else you get, get insight.
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Prize her highly, and she will exalt you; she will honor you if you embrace her.