He who loves wisdom gladdens his father, But a companion of whores destroys wealth.
Proverbs of Shelomoh: A wise son makes a father rejoice, But a foolish son is his mother’s sorrow.
A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
He who loves pleasure is a poor man; He who loves wine and oil does not become rich.
Desirable treasure and oil, Are in the dwelling of the wise, But a foolish man swallows it up.
My son, if your heart shall be wise, My heart rejoices, even I,
My son, be wise, and gladden my heart, That I might have a word for him who reproaches me.
He who tills his land is satisfied with bread, But he who pursues vanities is filled with poverty.
He who watches over the Torah is a discerning son, But a companion of gluttons shames his father.
For because of a whore One is brought to a crust of bread. And an adulteress hunts a precious life.
“And not many days after, the younger son, having gathered all together, went away to a distant country, and there wasted his goods with loose living.
‘But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with whores, you slaughtered the fattened calf for him.’