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

¹⁴ Houses and wealth are inherited from parents,^(C)
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.^(D)

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.

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

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.^(A)

⁸ Like a bird that flees its nest^(A)
    is anyone who flees from home.

¹⁰ Do not forsake your friend or a friend of your family,
    and do not go to your relative’s house when disaster^(A) strikes you—
    better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away.