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13 A stupid child is ruin to a father,
    and a wife’s quarreling is a continual dripping of rain.(A)

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13 (A)A foolish son is ruin to his father,
    and (B)a wife's quarreling is (C)a continual dripping of rain.

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26 Those who do violence to their father and chase away their mother
    are children who cause shame and bring reproach.
27 My child, stop ignoring instruction,
    straying[a] from words of knowledge.

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  1. 19.27 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain

26 He who does violence to his father and chases away his mother
    is (A)a son who brings shame and reproach.
27 Cease to hear instruction, my son,
    (B)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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