The words of King Lemuel, the utterance which his mother taught him:
when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
My son, keep your father’s command, And do not forsake the law of your mother.
My son, hear the instruction of your father, And do not forsake the law of your mother;
and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, his utterance. This man declared to Ithiel—to Ithiel and Ucal:
For as the churning of milk produces butter, And wringing the nose produces blood, So the forcing of wrath produces strife.
What, my son? And what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?