A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.^(B)

²⁰ A wise son brings joy to his father,
but a foolish man despises his mother.^(A)

² A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and share an inheritance among brothers.

²⁵ A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.^(A)

¹³ A foolish son is his father’s ruin,^(A)
and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.^(B)