²⁰ And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

²¹ And his son said to him, Father, I have done wrong, against heaven and in your eyes: I am no longer good enough to be named your son.

²² But the father said to his servants, Get out the first robe quickly, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and shoes on his feet:

²³ And get the fat young ox and put it to death, and let us have a feast, and be glad.

²⁴ For this, my son, who was dead, is living again; he had gone away from me, and has come back. And they were full of joy.

³ See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.

⁴ Like arrows in the hand of a man of war, are the children of the young.

⁵ Happy is the man who has a good store of them; he will not be put to shame, but his cause will be supported by them against his haters.

²⁴ He who keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.

¹³ Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.

²⁴ The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

⁷ An upright man goes on in his righteousness: happy are his children after him!

²⁶ For him in whose heart is the fear of the Lord there is strong hope: and his children will have a safe place.

⁶ If a child is trained up in the right way, even when he is old he will not be turned away from it.