| 1 Children, pay heed to a father's right; do so that you may live. |
| 2 For the LORD sets a father in honor over his children; a mother's authority he confirms over her sons. |
| 3 He who honors his father atones for sins; |
| 4 he stores up riches who reveres his mother. |
| 5 He who honors his father is gladdened by children, and when he prays he is heard. |
| 6 He who reveres his father will live a long life; he obeys the LORD who brings comfort to his mother. |
| 7 He who fears the LORD honors his father, and serves his parents as rulers. |
| 8 In word and deed honor your father that his blessing may come upon you; |
| 9 For a father's blessing gives a family firm roots, but a mother's curse uproots the growing plant. |
| 10 Glory not in your father's shame, for his shame is no glory to you! |
| 11 His father's honor is a man's glory; disgrace for her children, a mother's shame. |
| 12 My son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve him not as long as he lives. |
| 13 Even if his mind fail, be considerate with him; revile him not in the fullness of your strength. |
| 14 For kindness to a father will not be forgotten, it will serve as a sin offering--it will take lasting root. |
| 15 In time of tribulation it will be recalled to your advantage, like warmth upon frost it will melt away your sins. |
| 16 A blasphemer is he who despises his father; accursed of his Creator, he who angers his mother. |
| 17 My son, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. |
| 18 Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. |
| 19 For great is the power of God; by the humble he is glorified. |
| 20 What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things beyond your strength search not. |
| 21 What is committed to you, attend to; for what is hidden is not your concern. |
| 22 With what is too much for you meddle not, when shown things beyond human understanding. |
| 23 Their own opinion has misled many, and false reasoning unbalanced their judgment. |
| 24 Where the pupil of the eye is missing, there is no light, and where there is no knowledge, there is no wisdom. |
| 25 A stubborn man will fare badly in the end, and he who loves danger will perish in it. |
| 26 A stubborn man will be burdened with sorrow; a sinner will heap sin upon sin. |
| 27 For the affliction of the proud man there is no cure; he is the offshoot of an evil plant. |
| 28 The mind of a sage appreciates proverbs, and an attentive ear is the wise man's joy. |
| 29 Water quenches a flaming fire, and alms atone for sins. |
| 30 He who does a kindness is remembered afterward; when he falls, he finds a support. |