The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
He also spoke 3,000 proverbs, and his songs were 1,005.
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:
A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
He who begets a fool does so to his grief, And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.
A foolish son is a vexation to his father And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.
A foolish son is destruction to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
These also are proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.
Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, That I may respond with a word to him who reproaches me.
The rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; And he will give delight to your soul.
A man who loves wisdom makes his father glad, But he who befriends harlots destroys his wealth.
In addition to being a wise man, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.
And who knows whether he will be a wise man or a man of simpleminded folly? Yet he will have power over all the fruit of my labor for which I have labored and for which I have acted wisely under the sun. This too is vanity.