A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

May your father and your mother have joy; may she who bore you rejoice.

Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.

Listen, children, to a father’s instruction, and pay attention so that you may gain discernment.

When I was a son to my father, a tender only child before my mother,

My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.

A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense.

A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.

Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

A house and wealth are inherited from parents, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

The one who robs his father and chases away his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.

The one who curses his father and his mother, his lamp will be extinguished in the blackest darkness.

Do not move an ancient boundary stone which was put in place by your ancestors.

The one who keeps the law is a discerning child, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his parents.

There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.

For the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.