A wise child^[a] brings joy to a father;
    a foolish child brings grief to a mother.

³ The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father,
    but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.

¹⁵ To discipline a child produces wisdom,
    but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.

¹⁵ My child,^[a] if your heart is wise,
    my own heart will rejoice!
¹⁶ Everything in me will celebrate
    when you speak what is right.

²⁵ Foolish children^[a] bring grief to their father
    and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.

²⁰ Sensible children bring joy to their father;
    foolish children despise their mother.

²⁴ The father of godly children has cause for joy.
    What a pleasure to have children who are wise.^[a]
25 So give your father and mother joy!
    May she who gave you birth be happy.

²¹ It is painful to be the parent of a fool;
    there is no joy for the father of a rebel.

¹³ A foolish child^[a] is a calamity to a father;
    a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.