My son, mark my words, and incline thine ear unto my sayings.

Hear me now therefore, O my son, and mark the words of my mouth.

When he shut the sea within certain bounds, that the waters should not go over their marks. When he laid the foundations of the earth,

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And he who hurries with his feet [acting impulsively and proceeding without caution or analyzing the consequences] sins (misses the mark).