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.

² A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
    and will share the inheritance as one of the family.

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

¹³ A foolish child is a father’s ruin,^(A)
    and a quarrelsome wife is like
    the constant dripping of a leaky roof.^(B)