^(B)A wise son makes a father glad,
But ^(C)a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

²⁰ A ^(A)wise son makes a father glad,
But a foolish man ^(B)despises his mother.

² A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.

^6 (A)Grandchildren are the crown of the old,
And the ^(B)glory of sons is their fathers.

¹⁷ A ^(A)friend loves at all times,
And a brother is born for adversity.

²¹ He who ^(A)fathers a fool does so to his sorrow,
And the father of a fool has no joy.

¹³ A ^(A)foolish son is destruction to his father,
And the ^(B)quarrels of a wife are a constant dripping.

^18 (A)Discipline your son while there is hope,
And do not desire ^[a]his death.