^{22 Ref} Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old.

^{23 Ref} Buy the truth, and sell it not; `Yea', wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

^{24 Ref} The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.

^{25 Ref} Let thy father and thy mother be glad, And let her that bare thee rejoice.