Proverbs of Shelomoh: A wise son makes a father rejoice, But a foolish son is his mother’s sorrow.
And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were one thousand and five.
The proverbs of Shelomoh son of Dawiḏ
A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer shall not listen to rebuke.
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
He who brings forth a fool has sorrow for it, And the father of a fool has no joy.
A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who bore him.
A foolish son is a calamity to his father, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dripping.
These too are proverbs of Shelomoh which the men of Ḥ
My son, be wise, and gladden my heart, That I might have a word for him who reproaches me.
A rod and reproof give wisdom, But a child unrestrained brings shame to his mother.
Discipline your son, And he brings you rest and delight to your life.
He who loves wisdom gladdens his father, But a companion of whores destroys wealth.
And besides being wise, Qoheleth also taught the people knowledge, and he listened and sought out – set in order many proverbs.
And who knows whether he is wise or foolish? Yet he shall rule over all my labour in which I toiled and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. That too is futile.