5. Wana uchenjeri, wana kunzwisisa; usakanganwa mashoko angu kana kubva paari.
6. Usarasa uchenjeri, ipapo huchakuchengeta; hude, ihwo hugokurinda.
7. Uchenjeri chinhu chikuru; naizvozvo wana uchenjeri. Kunyange huchikutorera zvose zvaunazvo, wana kunzwisisa.
8. Uhukudze; ipapo huchakusimudzira; uhumbundikire, ipapo huchakukudza.
9. Huchakupfekedza chishongo chenyasha mumusoro mako, uye huchakupa korona yokubwinya.”
10. Teerera, mwanakomana wangu, gamuchira zvandinotaura, ipapo makore oupenyu hwako achava mazhinji.
11. Ndinokudzidzisa nzira youchenjeri uye ndiri kukutungamirira panzira dzakarurama.
12. Paunofamba, tsoka dzako hadzingapinganidzwi, paunomhanya, haungagumburwi.
13. Batisisa kurayirwa, usarega kuchienda; nyatsokurinda zvakanaka, nokuti ndihwo upenyu hwako.
14. Usaisa rutsoka panzira dzavakaipa, kana kufamba panzira dzavanhu vakaipa.
15. Udzinzvenge, usafamba padziri; tsauka padziri ugopfuurira mberi.
16. Nokuti havangavati vasati vaita zvakaipa; havangabatwi nehope kusvikira vaita kuti mumwe munhu aputsike.
17. Vanodya zvokudya zvezvakaipa, uye vanonwa waini yezvechisimba.
18. Nzira yavakarurama yakafanana nechiedza chamambakwedza, chinoramba chichiwedzera kubwinya kusvikira pachiedza chamasikati makuru.
19. Asi nzira yavakaipa yakaita serima guru; havazivi zvinoita kuti vagumburwe.
20. Mwanakomana wangu, nyatsoteerera zvandinotaura; teereresa kumashoko angu.