A Father’s Discipline

1A wise son the instruction of a father: and he mocking heard not reproof.

2From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence.

3He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.

4The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat.

5The just one will hate the word of falsehood: and the unjust one will be loathsome and be put to shame.

6Justice will guard the blameless of way: and injustice shall overthrow the sinning.

7There is he making himself rich, and not anything: making himself poor, and much wealth.

8The expiating of a man's soul is his riches: and the poor will not hear rebuke.

9The light of the just shall rejoice: and the lamp of the unjust shall be quenched.

10Only by pride contention will be given: but with those being advised, wisdom.

11Wealth from vanity shall be diminished: and he gathering with the hand, shall increase.

12Hope being forgotten afflicts the heart: and desire coming, a tree of life.

13He despising to the word it shall be perverse to him: and he fearing the command shall be requited.

14The law of the wise one a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

15Good understanding shall give grace: and the way of the transgressing is perpetuity.

16Every prudent one will do in knowledge: and the foolish one will spread folly.

17The unjust messenger shall fall into evil: and a messenger of faithfulness is healing.

18Instruction dismisses poverty and shame: and he watching reproof shall be honored.

19The desire coming to pass, will be sweet to the soul: and an abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.

20He going with the wise, and he is wise: and the companion of the foolish shall become evil.

21Evil shall pursue the sinning: and good shall requite the just.

22The good shall cause his sons' sons to inherit: and the wealth of him sinning was treasured up for the just.

23Much food to the fallow ground of the poor: and in no judgment there is destroying.

24He withholding his rod hates his son: and he loving him, sought correction for him.

25The just one ate to fill his soul: and the belly of the unjust shall want.