²⁹ The one who brings ruin on his household^(A)
will inherit the wind,^(B)
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

²⁰ A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.^(A)

² A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.

⁶ Grandchildren are the crown of the elderly,
and the pride of children is their fathers.

²¹ A man fathers a fool to his own sorrow;
the father of a fool has no joy.^(A)

²⁵ A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.^(A)

¹³ A foolish son is his father’s ruin,^(A)
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.^(B)