¹³ A father’s ruin is a foolish son,
    and a wife’s quarreling is like^[a] dripping water that never stops.
¹⁴ A house and self-sufficiency are a father’s inheritance,
    but from the Lord comes an insightful wife.

²⁶ Whoever mistreats his father
    and alienates his mother
        is a son who brings both shame and disrespect.

²⁷ My son, if you stop listening to instruction,
    you will stray from the principles of knowledge.

¹⁵ A child’s heart has a tendency to do wrong,
    but the rod of discipline removes it far away from him.

²⁸ Don’t remove an ancient boundary stone
    that was set up by your ancestors.

²² Listen to the one who fathered you,
    and don’t despise your mother in her old age.

²⁴ The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice;
    whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.
²⁵ Let your father and mother rejoice;
    make the one who gave birth to you happy.

⁸ Like a bird that strays from its nest
    is a man who wanders away from his home.^[a]

¹⁰ Never abandon your friend nor your father’s friend,
    and don’t go to your brother’s house in times of trouble.
A neighbor who is near is better
    than a brother who lives far away.

⁷ Whoever keeps the Law is a discerning son,
    but whoever keeps company with gluttons
        brings shame to his father.