A wise son brings joy to his father,^(C)
    but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

²⁰ A wise son brings joy to his father,^(A)
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

²¹ To have a fool for a child brings grief;
    there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.^(A)

²⁵ A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to the mother who bore him.^(A)

²⁶ Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother^(A)
    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

²⁰ If someone curses their father or mother,^(A)
    their lamp will be snuffed out in pitch darkness.^(B)

¹¹ “There are those who curse their fathers
    and do not bless their mothers;^(A)
12 those who are pure in their own eyes^(B)
    and yet are not cleansed of their filth;^(C)