³ Those who honor their father atone for sins,^(A)
4     and those who respect their mother are like those who lay up treasure.^(B)
5 Those who honor their father will have joy in their children,
    and when they pray they will be heard.
⁶ Those who respect their father will have long life,
    and those who honor^[a] their mother obey the Lord;^[b](C)
7     they will serve their parents as their masters.^[c](D)
8 Honor your father by word and deed,
    that his blessing may come upon you.^(E)
9 For a father’s blessing strengthens the houses of the children,
    but a mother’s curse uproots their foundations.^(F)

¹⁴ For kindness to a father will not be forgotten
    and will be credited to you against your sins;^(A)
15 in the day of your distress it will be remembered in your favor;
    like frost in fair weather, your sins will melt away.
¹⁶ Whoever forsakes a father is like a blasphemer,
    and whoever angers a mother is cursed by the Lord.^(B)

¹⁷ My child, perform your tasks with humility;
    then you will be loved more than a giver of gifts.^[a]