When I was a son to my father, tender and the only one in my mother’s eyes,
In context
1Hear, sons, a father’s discipline, and pay attention, so that you may know understanding; 2for I give you good learning: do not abandon my teaching. 3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only one in my mother’s eyes, 4he taught me and said to me, “Let your heart hold on to my words; keep my commandments and live. 5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget, and do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
