Translations
Modern
Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
Traditional
Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.
Literal
Listen you, my son, and be wise, and let your heart walk straight in the way.
Latin
Audi, fili mi, et esto sapiens, et dirige in via animum tuum.
Interlinear
Hebrew
English
Listen, my son, and be wise, and guide your heart on the right course.
Notes
Saying 15: Discipline is essential for a wise and balanced life. Drinking too much (drunkards, see also Proverbs 23:29–35), overeating (gluttons, see also Proverbs 23:1–3), or oversleeping (see also Proverbs 10:5; 19:15) leads to poverty.
This section is attributed to a group known as the wise, but their identity is unknown. There is a mention of thirty sayings (Proverbs 22:20). The wisdom sayings that follow can be divided into thirty sections. These sections are similar to an Egyptian work called the Instruction of Amenemope, which is also divided into thirty chapters.
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Topics
The Heart: should be Guided in the Right Wisdom: Spiritual: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to Young Men: General Scriptures Concerning