²⁰ My son, obey your father’s commands,
    and don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
²¹ Keep their words always in your heart.
    Tie them around your neck.
²² When you walk, their counsel will lead you.
    When you sleep, they will protect you.
    When you wake up, they will advise you.
²³ For their command is a lamp
    and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
    is the way to life.

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

²⁹ Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
    The fool will be a servant to the wise.

13 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;^[a]
    a mocker refuses to listen to correction.

⁵ Only a fool despises a parent’s^[a] discipline;
    whoever learns from correction is wise.

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

⁶ Grandchildren are the crowning glory of the aged;
    parents^[a] are the pride of their children.

¹⁷ A friend is always loyal,
    and a brother is born to help in time of need.

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