The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. … Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. … The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures. … For the lips of a forbidden woman drip honey, and her speech is smoother than oil, but in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death; her steps follow the path to Sheol; … Keep your way far from her, and do not go near the door of her house, … … … … … … …