Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.

My son, attend unto my wisdom, {and} bow thine ear to my understanding:

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed {are they that} keep my ways.

Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

These {are} the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, {Israel: or, Jacob}

Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch, {of whom cometh} the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

{It is} better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that {is} the end of all men; and the living will lay {it} to his heart.