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13 Foolish children bring misery to their fathers,
    and a wife’s bickering is a constant dripping as from a leaky roof.

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

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26 Children who mistreat their father and run down their mother
    are a root of shame and disgrace.
27 My child, should you stop listening to instruction,
    you will wander from the voice of knowledge.

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

27 Stop listening to instruction, my son,(B)
    and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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