A foolishsonis a griefto his fatherAnd bitternessto her who borehim.
Then it was toldJoab,"Behold,the kingis weepingand mournsfor Absalom."
The proverbsof Solomon.A wisesonmakesa fatherglad,But a foolishsonis a griefto his mother.
A wisesonmakesa fatherglad,But a foolishmandespiseshis mother.
He who siresa fool[does so] to his sorrow,And the fatherof a foolhasnojoy.
A foolishsonis destructionto his father,And the contentionsof a wifeare a constantdripping.
Let your fatherand your motherbe glad,And let her rejoicewho gavebirthto you.
The rodand reproofgivewisdom,But a childwho getshis own waybringsshameto his mother.
