Whoever loves wisdom rejoices his father: but he that keeps company with harlots spends his substance.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish man despises his mother.
He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spends it up.
My son, if your heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproaches me.
He that tills his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that follows after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Whoever keeps the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shames his father.
For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.
And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
But as soon as this your son was come, which has devoured your living with harlots, you have killed for him the fatted calf.