"Ifanymanhasa stubbornand rebellioussonwho will not obeyhis fatheror his mother,and when they chastisehim, he will not even listento them,
"I will be a fatherto him and he will be a sonto Me; whenhe commitsiniquity,I will correcthim with the rodof menand the strokesof the sonsof men,
"Honoryour fatherand your mother,that your daysmay be prolongedin the landwhichthe LORDyour Godgivesyou.
"He who strikeshis fatheror his mothershall surelybe putto death.
"He who curseshis fatheror his mothershall surelybe putto death.
Hear,my son,your father'sinstructionAnd do not forsakeyour mother'steaching;
He who withholdshis rodhateshis son,But he who loveshim disciplineshim diligently.
A foolrejectshis father'sdiscipline,But he who regardsreproofis sensible.
Disciplineyour sonwhilethereis hope,And do not desirehis death.
He who curseshis fatheror his mother,His lampwill goout in timeof darkness.
Foolishnessis boundup in the heartof a child;The rodof disciplinewill removeit farfrom him.
He who robshis fatheror his motherAnd says,"It is not a transgression,"Is the companionof a manwho destroys.
Correctyour son,and he will giveyou comfort;He will also delightyour soul.
There is a kindof [man] who curseshis fatherAnd does not blesshis mother.
The eyethat mocksa fatherAnd scornsa mother,The ravensof the valleywill pickit out, And the youngeagleswill eatit.
Listen,O heavens,and hear,O earth;For the LORDspeaks,"SonsI have rearedand broughtup, But they have revoltedagainst Me.
Wherewill you be strickenagain,[As] you continuein [your] rebellion?The wholeheadis sickAnd the wholeheartis faint.
"I have surelyheardEphraimgrieving,You have chastisedme, and I was chastised,Like an untrainedcalf;Bringme backthat I may be restored,For You are the LORDmy God.
But thispeoplehasa stubbornand rebelliousheart;They have turnedasideand departed.
O LORD,do not Your eyes[look] for truth?You have smittenthem, [But] they did not weaken;You have consumedthem, But they refusedto takecorrection.They have madetheir facesharderthanrock;They have refusedto repent.
"They have treatedfatherand motherlightlywithin you. The alienthey have oppressedin your midst;the fatherlessand the widowthey have wrongedin you.
"In your filthinessis lewdness.BecauseI [would] have cleansedyou, Yet you are not clean,You will not be cleansedfrom your filthinessagainUntilI have spentMy wrathon you.
Everyoneof you shall reverencehis motherand his father,and you shall keepMy sabbaths;I am the LORDyour God.
Also the daughterof anypriest,ifshe profanesherself by harlotry,she profanesher father;she shall be burnedwith fire.
then his fatherand mothershall seizehim, and bringhim out to the eldersof his cityat the gatewayof his hometown.
Cursedis he who dishonorshis fatheror mother.'And allthe peopleshall say,'Amen.'
"Thus you are to knowin your heartthat the LORDyour Godwas discipliningyou justas a mandisciplineshis son.
"For I have toldhim that I am about to judgehis houseforeverfor the iniquitywhichhe knew,becausehis sonsbroughta curseon themselvesand he did not rebukethem.
