²⁰ A wise son brings joy to his father,^(A)
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ To have a fool for a child brings grief;
    there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.^(A)

²⁵ A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.^(A)

¹³ A foolish child is a father’s ruin,^(A)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.^(B)

³ A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,^(A)
    but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.^(B)

¹⁵ A rod and a reprimand impart wisdom,
    but a child left undisciplined disgraces its mother.^(A)