Proverbs 15:19-21

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁹ The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,
    but the path of the upright is a level highway.^(A)
20 A wise child makes a glad father,
    but the foolish despise their mothers.^(B)
21 Folly is a joy to one who has no sense,
    but a person of understanding walks straight ahead.^(C)