1
Lazy people are no better than dung; they are repulsive, and no one wants to get near them.
3
It is a disgrace to a father to have an undisciplined child, especially if it is a daughter.
4
A sensible daughter will get a husband, but a shameless daughter brings her father grief.
5
A girl with no sense of propriety will disgrace both her husband and her father; neither will have any respect for her.
6
Lecturing your children can sometimes be as out of place as singing to people in mourning, but a whipping is a wise choice of discipline at any time.
7
Trying to teach a fool is like gluing a broken pot back together, like waking someone out of a deep sleep.
8
Explaining something to a fool is like explaining it to a sleepy person; when you have finished, he'll say, "What was that again?"
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[Some manuscripts add verses 9-10:] Children who are brought up well do not show the humble origin of their parents. +V10+WChildren who are not brought up well, who are arrogant and conceited, are a stain on the noblest family.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.