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.