^8 (A)Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction,
And ^(B)do not ignore your mother’s teaching;
⁹ For they are a ^(C)graceful wreath for your head
And ^(D)necklaces for your neck.

^(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But ^(C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

²⁹ One who ^(A)troubles his own house will ^(B)inherit wind,
And ^(C)the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

13 A ^(A)wise son accepts his father’s discipline,
But a ^(B)scoffer does not listen to rebuke.

⁵ A fool ^[a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.

²⁰ A ^(A)wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man ^(B)despises his mother.

^6 (A)Grandchildren are the crown of the old,
And the ^(B)glory of sons is their fathers.

¹⁷ A ^(A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.