³ A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

³⁰ but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

¹ Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son `is' an affliction to his mother.

¹³ `And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;

⁷ Whoso is keeping the law is an intelligent son, And a friend of gluttons, Doth cause his father to blush.

¹¹ Be wise, my son, and rejoice my heart. And I return my reproacher a word.

²⁰ A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.

²⁶ For a harlot consumeth unto a cake of bread, And an adulteress the precious soul hunteth.

⁸ Keep far from off her thy way, And come not near unto the opening of her house,

⁹ Lest thou give to others thy honour, And thy years to the fierce,

¹⁰ Lest strangers be filled `with' thy power, And thy labours in the house of a stranger,

¹³ and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

¹⁴ and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

¹⁵ for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

¹⁶ and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

¹⁷ and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

¹⁹ Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.

²⁴ The father of the righteous rejoiceth greatly, The begetter of the wise rejoiceth in him.

²⁵ Rejoice doth thy father and thy mother, Yea, she that bare thee is joyful.

¹⁵ My son, if thy heart hath been wise, My heart rejoiceth, even mine,

²⁰ A treasure to be desired, and oil, `Is' in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

¹⁷ Whoso `is' loving mirth `is' a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.