ESV Study Bible | English Standard Version

2 u My son, v if you receive my words
and treasure up my commandments with you,
 2 making your ear attentive to wisdom
and inclining your heart to understanding;
 3 yes, if you call out for insight
and raise your voice w for understanding,
 4 if you seek it like x silver
and search for it as for y hidden treasures,
 5 then z you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.

33 n Hear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
34 o Blessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.
35 For p whoever finds me q finds life
and r obtains favor from the Lord,
36 but he who fails to find me s injures himself;
all who t hate me u love death.”