2
The indolent may be compared to the filth of dunghills; any one that picks it up will shake it off his hand.
3
It is a disgrace to be the father of an undisciplined son, and the birth of a daughter is a loss.
4
A sensible daughter obtains her husband, but one who acts shamefully brings grief to her father.
5
An impudent daughter disgraces father and husband, and will be despised by both.
6
Like music in mourning is a tale told at the wrong time, but chastising and discipline are wisdom at all times.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.