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make your ears pay attention

This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "force yourself to listen carefully" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

to wisdom

This abstract noun can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "to the wise things I am teaching you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)

incline your heart to understanding

Here "heart" represents a person's mind. The phrase "incline your heart" is an idiom that means to commit or fully dedicate one's mind to a task. Alternate translation: "try hard to understand what is wise" or "fully dedicate yourself to understanding wise teachings" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)