3 He who teaches his son will make his enemy jealous, and in the midst of his friends, he will glory in him.
4 When his father has died, it will be as if he were not dead. For he will have left behind someone who is like himself.
5 In his life, he saw him and rejoiced in him. And at his passing, he was not sorrowful, nor was he confounded in the sight of his enemies.
6 For he left behind himself a defender of his house against his enemies, and someone who will repay his friends with kindness.
7 For the sake of the souls of his sons, he will bind up his wounds, and at every voice, his gut will be stirred up.
8 An untamed horse becomes stubborn, and a child left to himself becomes headstrong.
9 Coddle a son, and he will make you afraid. Play with him, and he will make you sorrowful.