My son,observethe commandmentof your fatherAnd do not forsakethe teachingof your mother;
Listento your fatherwho begotyou, And do not despiseyour motherwhenshe is old.
There is a kindof [man] who curseshis fatherAnd does not blesshis mother.
My son,giveattentionto my wisdom,Inclineyour earto my understanding;
Her feetgodownto death,Her stepstakeholdof Sheol.
And I sawamong the naive,[And] discernedamong the youthsA youngmanlackingsense,
"We have obeyedthe voiceof Jonadabthe sonof Rechab,our father,in allthat he commandedus, not to drinkwineallour days,we, our wives,our sonsor our daughters,
Children,obeyyour parentsin the Lord,for thisis right.
"Ifanymanhasa stubbornand rebellioussonwho will not obeyhis fatheror his mother,and when they chastisehim, he will not even listento them,
Cursedis he who dishonorshis fatheror mother.'And allthe peopleshall say,'Amen.'
