³ Those who honor their fathers
will make up for their own sins,
⁴     and those who praise their mother
    are like people storing up treasure.
⁵ Those who honor their fathers
will be made happy
by their own children,
    and they will be heard when they pray.
⁶ Those who praise their fathers
will live a long life,
    and those who listen to the Lord
    will give rest to their mothers,^[a]
7     and they will serve their parents
    as their masters.
⁸ Honor your father in action and word
    so that a blessing will come
    from him to you,
⁹ since a father’s blessing
supports his children’s families,
    but a mother’s curse
    undermines their foundations.

¹⁷ My child, conduct your affairs
with gentleness,
    and you will be loved
    more than a person of good repute.^[a]