¹³ A ^(A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the ^(B)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.
¹⁴ House and wealth are an ^(C)inheritance from fathers,
But a prudent wife is from the Lord.
^15 (D)Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And ^[a]a lazy ^[b]person will suffer hunger.
¹⁶ One who ^(E)keeps the commandment keeps his soul,
But one who ^[c]is careless of ^[d]conduct will die.
¹⁷ One who ^(F)is gracious to a poor person lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his ^[e](G)good deed.
^18 (H)Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire ^[f]his death.
¹⁹ A person of great anger will suffer the penalty,
For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
^20 (I)Listen to advice and accept discipline,
So that you may be wise ^[g]the rest of your days.
²¹ Many ^(J)plans are in a person’s heart,
But the ^(K)advice of the Lord will stand.
²² What is desirable in a person is his ^[h]kindness,
And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
^23 [i]The ^(L)fear of the Lord leads to life,
So that one may sleep ^(M)satisfied, ^[j](N)untouched by evil.
²⁴ The ^[k](O)lazy one buries his hand ^(P)in the dish,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
^25 (Q)Strike a scoffer and the naive may become clever,
But ^(R)rebuke one who has understanding, and he will ^[l]gain knowledge.
²⁶ He ^(S)who assaults his father and drives his mother away
Is a shameful and disgraceful son.