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(2.1) It was the king who set him over the council,(2.2) and he speaks with the weight of the ancestors,(2.3) for a son should serve his father(2.4) and hand on what his father taught him.(2.5) * See the excellent son, the gift of God,(2.6) set first among the council of the land.(2.7) Speak to him of the quiet of the heart;(2.8) he will answer with the word that comes from heaven.(2.9) Take a wife with a joyful heart,(2.10) and a son will be born in the likeness of his father.(2.11) * Do not let your heart grow big with your strength:(2.12) be not the man who lifts himself alone.(2.13) A son was born to me; he was wise;(2.14) I told him all that my father told me.(2.15) He walked before me as one grown old,(2.16) and every word I gave him he kept.(2.17) He sat within the house of his mother;(2.18) all the servants sang his praise.(2.19) * It is the good who give; and God has said,(2.19) "Place him over the harvest of the land."

(2.1) The king put him in charge of the council,(2.2) and he speaks with the weight of the ancestors,(2.3) because a son should serve his father(2.4) and pass on what his father taught.(2.5) * Look at the excellent son, God's gift,(2.6) placed first in the council of the land.(2.7) Speak to him about peace of heart;(2.8) he answers with words that come from heaven.(2.9) Marry with a joyful heart,(2.10) and a son will be born like his father.(2.11) * Don't let your heart swell up with pride in your strength;(2.12) don't be the one who lifts himself above everyone.(2.13) I had a son, and he was wise;(2.14) I taught him everything my father taught me.(2.15) He walked ahead of me like an elder,(2.16) and he kept every word I gave him.(2.17) He sat in his mother's house,(2.18) and every servant praised him.(2.19) * The good give; and God has said,(2.19) "Put him in charge of the harvest."