Proverbs

¹⁸For surely there is a reward; And thy hope shall not be cut off. ¹⁹Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And guide thy heart in the way. ²⁰Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: ²¹For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags. ²²Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she is old. ²³Buy the truth, and sell it not; Yea, wisdom, and instruction, and understanding. ²⁴The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; And he that begetteth a wise child will have joy of him.