¹⁵ My son, if your heart is wise,
    my heart will rejoice—even mine.
¹⁶ Yes, my inmost being will rejoice
    when your lips speak right things.

²² Listen to your father who gave you life,
    and do not despise your mother when she is old.

²⁴ The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
    and he who fathers a wise child will have joy of him.
²⁵ Your father and your mother will be glad,
    and she who bore you will rejoice.