1. Beni (my son), if thou wilt receive my words, and treasure my mitzvot with thee;
2. So that thou incline thine ear unto chochmah, and apply thine lev to tevunah (understanding);
3. Yea, if thou criest out after binah, and liftest up thy voice for tevunah (understanding)
4. If thou seekest her as kesef, and searchest for her as for matmonim (hidden treasures);
5. Then shalt thou understand the Yirat Hashem, and find the Da'as Elohim.
6. For Hashem giveth chochmah; out of His Peh (mouth) cometh da'as (knowledge) and tevunah (understanding).
7. He layeth up tushiyyah (wise Torah counsel) for the yesharim (upright ones); He is a mogen (shield) to them that walk in blamelessness.
8. He keepeth the orkhot mishpat, and is shomer over the derech of His Chasidim.
9. Then shalt thou understand tzedek, and mishpat, and mesharim (equity, fairness) --every ma'agal tov (good path).
10. When chochmah entereth into thine lev, and da'as (knowledge) is pleasant unto thy nefesh;
11. Mezimah (discretion) shall be shomer over thee, tevunah (understanding) shall safeguard thee;
12. To save thee from the derech rah, from the ish medaber tahpukhot (man speaking perverse things);