Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son [is] an affliction to his mother.
And he speaketh three thousand similes, and his songs [are] five, and the chief one;
Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.
A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.
A provocation to his father [is] a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.
A calamity to his father [is] a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife [are] a continual dropping.
Also these are Proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed: —
Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.
A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.
Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.
A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.
And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out — he made right many similes.
And who knoweth whether he is wise or foolish? yet he doth rule over all my labour that I have laboured at, and that I have done wisely under the sun! this also [is] vanity.