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)

¹⁵ Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.^(E)

¹⁶ Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(F)

¹⁷ Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,^(G)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.^(H)

¹⁸ Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.^(I)