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Contrast of the Righteous and the Wicked

10 The (A)proverbs of Solomon.

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

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

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A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

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25 A (A)foolish son is a vexation to his father
And (B)bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

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13 A (A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the (B)contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

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26 He (A)who assaults his father and causes his mother to flee
Is a son who brings shame and humiliation.

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