Proverbs 4:1-4

NHEB(i) 1 Listen, sons, to a father's instruction. Pay attention and know understanding; 2 for I give you sound learning. Do not forsake my law. 3 For I was a son to my father, tender and an only child in the sight of my mother. 4 He taught me, and said to me: "Let your heart retain my words. Keep my commandments, and live.