Prologue: exhortations to embrace wisdom

Warning against the invitation of sinful men

Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction
    and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
They are a garland to grace your head
    and a chain to adorn your neck.

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Get wisdom at any cost

Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction;
    pay attention and gain understanding.

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20 A wise son brings joy to his father,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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20 If someone curses their father or mother,
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.

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