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Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way.
Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way [of the Lord].
Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way [of the Lord].
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Listen, my son, and be wise; keep your mind on the right course.
Listen, my child, and be wise! Keep your mind straight on the path.
You, my son: listen, be wise, and set your mind on the right way.
Listen to me, my children! Be wise and have enough sense to follow the right path.
Thou, my son, hear and be wise, and direct thy heart in the way.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise: and guide thy mind in the way.
So listen, my son, and be wise. Always be careful to follow the right path.
15. Listen to me, my child. Learn to be wise and to live in a good way.
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the straight way.
Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.
Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.
Listen, my child, and be wise. Keep your ·mind on what is right [L heart straight on the path].
O thou my son, hear, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
My son, listen, be wise, and keep your mind going in the right direction.
Listen, my child, be wise and give serious thought to the way you live.
Listen, my son, and be wise; keep your mind on the right course.
Listen, my child, and be wise. Keep your mind on what is right.
Listen, my son, and be wise, commit yourself to live God’s way.
¶ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and straighten thy heart in the way.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
You, my son, listen and be wise, And direct your heart in the way.
You, my child, hear and be wise, and direct your heart on the road.
O my son, be wise and stay in God’s paths; don’t carouse with drunkards and gluttons, for they are on their way to poverty. And remember that too much sleep clothes a man with rags.
Oh listen, dear child—become wise; point your life in the right direction. Don’t drink too much wine and get drunk; don’t eat too much food and get fat. Drunks and gluttons will end up on skid row, in a stupor and dressed in rags.
Hear, my son, and be wise; and guide your heart in the way.
My son, listen, be wise, and keep your mind going in the right direction.
Hear, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the right way.
Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way.
Listen, my son, and be wise, And direct your heart in the way.
Listen, my son, and be wise as you direct your heart along the right path.
Listen, my child, and be wise. Keep your mind on what is right.
Listen, my child, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right way.
My son, listen and be wise. Set your heart on the right path.
Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:
Listen, my son, and be wise, and set your heart on the right path:
Hear, my son, and be wise; And guide your heart in the way.
Listen, my son, and be wise. Lead your heart in the way.
My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course.
Hear, my child, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way.
Hear, my child, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way.
Hear, my child, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way.
Hear, my child, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way.
Hear thou, beni (my son), and be chacham, and guide thine lev straight on the derech.
Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way.
Hear, my son, and be wise, and direct your mind in the way.
Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart in the right way.
Listen, my son, be wise, and steer your life on the right course.
Listen, my son, and be wise, and keep your heart on the right path!
My son, hear thou, and be wise, and (ad)dress thy soul in the way (and direct thy soul to the right way).
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,
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