¹³ A foolish son is his father’s ruin,^(A)
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.^(B)

¹⁴ A house and wealth are inherited from fathers,^(A)
but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

²⁸ Don’t move an ancient boundary marker
that your ancestors set up.^(A)

²² Listen to your father who gave you life,
and don’t despise your mother when^[a] she is old.^(A)
23 Buy—and do not sell—truth,
wisdom, instruction, and understanding.^(B)
24 The father of a righteous son will rejoice greatly,
and one who fathers a wise son will delight in him.^(C)
25 Let your father and mother have joy,^(D)
and let her who gave birth to you rejoice.

³ A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,^(A)
but one who consorts with prostitutes destroys his wealth.^(B)