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

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

²¹ He who begets a scoffer does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

²⁵ A ^(A)foolish son is a grief to his father,
And bitterness to her who bore him.

^24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him.