^22 (A)Listen to your father who begot you,
And ^(B)do not despise your mother when she is old.
^23 (C)Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and discipline and understanding.

²⁴ The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And ^(D)he who begets a wise son will be glad in him.
²⁵ Let your ^(E)father and your mother be glad,
And let her rejoice who gave birth to you.

²⁴ He who ^(A)robs his father or his mother
And says, “It is not a transgression,”
Is the ^(B)companion of a man who destroys.