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So, my son, pay attention to your father’s guidance,
    and do not ignore what your mother taught you—
Wear their wisdom as a badge of honor and maturity,
    as fine jewelry around your neck.

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My son, always remember what I have taught you;
    keep my instructions dear to your heart.
If you do, they will be your guide to
    a long, healthy, prosperous life.

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It’s perfectly natural to envy those who are successful. It’s even natural to want to imitate them. But what about those who’ve gotten ahead by doing the wrong thing? Sometimes it seems crime does pay, the good do die young, and the wicked do have more fun. But it only appears this way; it is not reality. In reality the success of wrongdoers is short-lived. God is against them, and their house is built on the sand. Even if it seems to be a grand house, it will soon come crashing down.

Gather, children, to hear your father’s instruction.
    Pay close attention so you will understand,
For I am passing down to you important precepts.
    Do not abandon these valuable life lessons.
Back when I was young—the very image of my father,
    and yet from my mother’s view, still her only boy—
My father, with his years of experience, became my teacher.

Father: Son, grab on to every word I say to you—hold them close—
        stay true to my instructions as you live, and they will serve you well.

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10 The proverbs of Solomon:
A wise son makes his father glad,
    but a foolish one fills his mother with sorrow.

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22 A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren,
    but the wealth of the sinner is eventually passed on to the right-living.

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20 A wise child makes his father happy,
    but a foolish man despises his mother.

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Grandchildren are the crowning glory and ultimate delight of old age,
    and parents are the pride of their children.

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21 Having a fool for a child is misery;
    there is no joy in parenting a fool.

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25 Foolish children irritate their fathers
    and embitter their mothers.

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13 Foolish children bring misery to their fathers,
    and a wife’s bickering is a constant dripping as from a leaky roof.

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18 Discipline your children while there is still hope of influencing their future,
    so as not to play a part in their destruction.

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26 Children who mistreat their father and run down their mother
    are a root of shame and disgrace.

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The right-living act with integrity;
    the children who follow their example are happy.

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Teach a child how to follow the right way;
    even when he is old, he will stay on course.

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15 Foolishness consumes the heart of a child,
    but corporal punishment, properly administered, drives it far away.

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13 Do not withhold discipline from children,
    since corporal punishment will not kill them.
14 In fact, it may be that kind of punishment
    that will save them from an early grave.

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15 Corporal punishment and correction produce wisdom,
    but a child left to follow his own willful way shames his mother.

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17 If you discipline your children, they will make your life easier
    and refresh your soul.

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