A wise son brings joy to his father,
    but a foolish son grieves his mother.

²⁰ A wise son makes a father glad,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

² A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son
    and will share in the inheritance among brothers.

²⁵ A foolish son brings grief to his father
    and bitterness to his mother.^[a]

¹³ A father’s ruin is a foolish son,
    and a wife’s quarreling is like^[a] dripping water that never stops.