² For the Lord honors a father above his children,
    and he confirms a mother’s judgment over her sons.^(A)
3 Those who honor their father atone for sins,^(B)
4     and those who respect their mother are like those who lay up treasure.^(C)
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](D)
7     they will serve their parents as their masters.^[c](E)
8 Honor your father by word and deed,
    that his blessing may come upon you.^(F)
9 For a father’s blessing strengthens the houses of the children,
    but a mother’s curse uproots their foundations.^(G)
10 Do not glorify yourself by your father’s dishonor,
    for your father’s dishonor is no glory to you.
¹¹ The honor of one’s father is one’s own glory,
    and a mother dishonored is a disgrace to her children.^(H)

¹⁶ Whoever forsakes a father is like a blasphemer,
    and whoever angers a mother is cursed by the Lord.^(A)

¹⁰ Be a father to orphans,
    and be like a husband to their mother;
you will then be like a son of the Most High,
    and he will love you more than does your mother.^(A)

² She will come to meet him like a mother,
    and like a young bride she will welcome him.^(A)

¹⁴ Remember your father and mother
    when you sit among the great,
or you may forget yourself in their presence,
    and behave like a fool through habit;
then you will wish that you had never been born,
    and you will curse the day of your birth.^(A)