The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son is the sorrow of his mother.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five.
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a scorner does not hear rebuke.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
He who fathers a fool does it to his sorrow; the father of a fool has no joy.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
A foolish son is ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a wife is a never-ending dripping.
These are also proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, so that I may answer him who shames me.
The rod and rebuke give wisdom, but a boy sent off causes shame to his mother.
Correct your son, and he shall give you rest; yea, he shall give delight to your soul.
Whoever loves wisdom rejoices his father; but a companion of harlots wastes wealth.
And more than that, the preacher was wise; he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he listened, and looked, and set in order many proverbs.
And who knows whether he shall be wise or a fool? Yet he shall have rule over all my labor in which I have labored, and acted wisely under the sun. This is also vanity.