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My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother;
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not reject the teaching of your mother.
My son, hear the instruction of your father; reject not nor forsake the teaching of your mother.
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction; don’t neglect your mother’s teaching;
My son, heed the discipline of your father, and do not abandon the teaching of your mother;
My child, obey the teachings of your parents,
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, listen to your father when he corrects you, and don’t ignore what your mother teaches you.
Listen, my child, when your father shows you what is right. And do not forget what your mother has taught you.
Listen, my son, to your father’s discipline, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching,
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching,
Hear, my son, your father's instruction, and forsake not your mother's teaching,
My ·child [L son], listen to your father’s ·teaching [instruction; discipline] and do not ·forget [neglect] your mother’s ·advice [instruction].
My son, hear thy father’s instruction, and forsake not thy mother’s teaching.
My son, listen to your father’s discipline, and do not neglect your mother’s teachings,
My child, pay attention to what your father and mother tell you.
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and don’t reject your mother’s teaching,
My child, listen to your father’s teaching. And do not forget your mother’s advice.
My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and do not let go of your mother’s teaching.
My son, hearken unto the chastening of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
Hear, my son, your father’s discipline And do not abandon your mother’s instruction;
My child, may you keep your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teachings,
How does a man become wise? The first step is to trust and reverence the Lord! Only fools refuse to be taught. Listen to your father and mother. What you learn from them will stand you in good stead; it will gain you many honors.
Pay close attention, friend, to what your father tells you; never forget what you learned at your mother’s knee. Wear their counsel like a winning crown, like rings on your fingers. Dear friend, if bad companions tempt you, don’t go along with them. If they say—“Let’s go out and raise some hell. Let’s beat up some old man, mug some old woman. Let’s pick them clean and get them ready for their funerals. We’ll load up on top-quality loot. We’ll haul it home by the truckload. Join us for the time of your life! With us, it’s share and share alike!”— Oh, friend, don’t give them a second look; don’t listen to them for a minute. They’re racing to a very bad end, hurrying to ruin everything they lay hands on. Nobody robs a bank with everyone watching, Yet that’s what these people are doing— they’re doing themselves in. When you grab all you can get, that’s what happens: the more you get, the less you are.
My son, hear the instruction of your father, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother;
My son, listen to your father’s discipline, and do not neglect your mother’s teachings,
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching;
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, And do not ignore your mother’s teaching;
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction And do not forsake your mother’s teaching;
Give heed, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teaching.
My child, listen to your father’s teaching and do not forget your mother’s advice.
Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.
My son, listen to your father’s advice. Don’t turn away from your mother’s teaching.
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;
Hear your father’s teaching, my son, and do not turn away from your mother’s teaching.
My child, listen when your father corrects you. Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
Hear, my child, your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teaching;
Hear, my child, your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teaching;
Hear, my child, your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teaching;
Hear, my child, your father’s instruction, and do not reject your mother’s teaching,
Beni (my son), hear the musar Avicha, and forsake not the Torat Immecha.
My son, hear your father’s instruction, and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching;
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching;
Hear, my son, your father’s instruction and forsake not your mother’s teaching.
So, my son, pay attention to your father’s guidance, and do not ignore what your mother taught you—
My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching:
My son, hear thou the teaching of thy father, and forsake thou not the law of thy mother; (My son, listen thou to thy father’s teaching; and do not thou abandon thy mother’s principles;)
Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
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