^(B)A wise son makes a glad father,
But a foolish son is the grief of his mother.

³ Whoever loves wisdom makes his father rejoice,
But a companion of harlots wastes his wealth.

²⁵ A ^(A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.

¹⁵ The rod and rebuke give ^(A)wisdom,
But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.

^24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.
²⁵ Let your father and your mother be glad,
And let her who bore you rejoice.

¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise,
My heart will rejoice—indeed, I myself;
¹⁶ Yes, my ^[a]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak right things.

^20 (A)A wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

^13 (A)A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
^(B)And the contentions of a wife are a continual ^[a]dripping.