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13 A foolish son is the calamity of his father.
    A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.
14 House and riches are an inheritance from fathers,
    but a prudent wife is from Yahweh.

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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)
14 House and wealth are inherited from parents,
    but a prudent wife is from the Lord.(B)

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26 He who robs his father and drives away his mother
    is a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
27 If you stop listening to instruction, my son,
    you will stray from the words of knowledge.

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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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Footnotes

  1. 19.27 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain

20 Whoever curses his father or his mother,
    his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.

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20 If you curse father or mother,
    your lamp will go out in utter darkness.(A)

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child:
    the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline drives it far away.(A)

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28 Don’t move the ancient boundary stone
    which your fathers have set up.

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28 Do not remove the ancient landmark
    that your ancestors set up.(A)

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22 Listen to your father who gave you life,
    and don’t despise your mother when she is old.

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22 Listen to your father who begot you,
    and do not despise your mother when she is old.(A)

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24 The father of the righteous has great joy.
    Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.
25 Let your father and your mother be glad!
    Let her who bore you rejoice!

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24 The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
    he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.(A)
25 Let your father and mother be glad;
    let her who bore you rejoice.

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As a bird that wanders from her nest,
    so is a man who wanders from his home.

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Like a bird that strays from its nest
    is one who strays from home.

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10 Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend.
    Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster.
    A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.

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10 Do not forsake your friend or the friend of your parent;
    do not go to the house of your kindred in the day of your calamity.
Better is a neighbor who is nearby
    than kindred who are far away.(A)

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Whoever keeps the law is a wise son;
    but he who is a companion of gluttons shames his father.

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Those who keep the law are wise children,
    but companions of gluttons shame their parents.(A)

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24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is a partner with a destroyer.

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24 Anyone who robs father or mother
    and says, “That is no crime,”
    is partner to a thug.(A)

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Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father;
    but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

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A child who loves wisdom makes a parent glad,
    but a companion of prostitutes destroys wealth.(A)

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17 “The eye that mocks at his father,
    and scorns obedience to his mother:
    the ravens of the valley shall pick it out,
    the young eagles shall eat it.

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17 The eye that mocks a father
    and scorns to obey a mother
will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley
    and eaten by the vultures.(A)

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