^13 (A)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and ^(B)a wife's quarreling is ^(C)a continual dripping of rain.
^14 (D)House and wealth are inherited from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is ^(E)from the Lord.

²⁶ He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
    is ^(A)a son who brings shame and reproach.
²⁷ Cease to hear instruction, my son,
    ^(B)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

^20 (A)If one curses his father or his mother,
    ^(B)his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but ^(A)the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

²⁸ Do not move the ancient ^(A)landmark
    that your fathers have set.

^24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
    he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
^25 (B)Let your father and mother be glad;
    let ^(C)her who bore you rejoice.

⁸ Like ^(A)a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who strays from his home.

¹⁰ Do not forsake your friend and ^(A)your father's friend,
    and do not go to your brother's house in the day of your calamity.
^(B)Better is a neighbor who is near
    than a brother who is far away.