^20 (A)My son, keep your father’s command,
And do not forsake the law of your mother.

4 Hear, ^(A)my children, the instruction of a father,
And give attention to know understanding;
² For I give you good doctrine:
Do not forsake my law.

^8 (A)My son, hear the instruction of your father,
And do not forsake the law of your mother;
⁹ For they will be a ^(B)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
^(A)But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.