Hearken unto thy father that begat thee
And who has a true and hearty affection for thee, and whatever he
says is for thy good and welfare, which he studies and has at
heart; and who therefore also has an authority over thee, and
what he enjoins ought to be strictly regarded; and, having lived
longer in the world, must be thought to have a larger experience
and knowledge of things, and therefore should be hearkened unto;
and despise not thy mother when she is old;
despise not her counsels, instructions, and advice, though she is
old; and because she is so, do not reject them as old wives'
fables, or as the silly talk of an old woman, as young men are
too apt to do.