He who keepsthe lawis a discerningson,But he who is a companionof gluttonshumiliateshis father.
He who assaults[his] father[and] drives[his] motherawayIs a shamefuland disgracefulson.
He who robshis fatheror his motherAnd says,"It is not a transgression,"Is the companionof a manwho destroys.
The rodand reproofgivewisdom,But a childwho getshis own waybringsshameto his mother.
A manwho loveswisdommakeshis fatherglad,But he who keepscompanywith harlotswastes[his] wealth.
"And not manydayslater,the youngersongatheredeverythingtogetherand went on a journeyinto a distantcountry,and therehe squanderedhis estatewith looseliving.
but whenthissonof yourscame,who has devouredyour wealthwith prostitutes,you killedthe fattenedcalffor him.'
