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10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son makes his father glad,
    but a foolish one fills his mother with sorrow.

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20 A wise child makes his father happy,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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A wise servant will be put in charge of a child who behaves badly
    and will take a share of the inheritance like one of the family.

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25 Foolish children irritate their fathers
    and embitter their mothers.

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13 Foolish children bring misery to their fathers,
    and a wife’s bickering is a constant dripping as from a leaky roof.

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26 Children who mistreat their father and run down their mother
    are a root of shame and disgrace.

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