Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son will gladden a father: and a son of the foolish will grieve his mother.
And he will speak three thousand parables: and his songs will be five and a thousand.
Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel;
A wise son the instruction of a father: and he. mocking heard not reproof.
A wise son will gladden the father: and the foolish man despised his mother.
The foolish one was born for sorrow to himself, and the father of the foolish one shall not rejoice.,
A foolish son a grief to his father, and bitterness to her bringing him forth.
A foolish son a calamity to his father: and the strifes of a woman a dropping thrust out
Also these the proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed.
My son, be wise and gladden my heart, and I will turn back word to him reproaching me.
The rod and reproofs will give wisdom: and the youth being left shames his mother.
Correct thy son and he shall cause thee to rest, and he shall give delight to thy soul.
A man loving wisdom will gladden his father: and he feeding harlots shall destroy riches.
And besides, the preacher was wise; he yet taught the people knowledge; and he gave ear, and sought out, setting in order many parables.
And who shall know whether he shall be wise or foolish? And he shall have dominion over all my labor which I labored, and was wise under the sun. Also this is vanity.