12. Do not boast in the disgrace of your father; for his shame is not your glory.
13. For the glory of a man is from the honor of his father, and a father without honor is a discredit to the son.
14. Son, support your father in his old age, and do not grieve him in his life.
15. And if his mind should fail, show kindness; and do not spurn him when you are in your strength. For almsgiving to the father will never be forgotten.
16. For even in return for the sin of the mother, good will be repaid to you.
17. And you will be built up in justice, and you will be remembered in the day of tribulation. And your sins will dissolve like ice in warm weather.
18. What an evil form has he who forsakes his father! And whoever exasperates his mother is accursed by God.
19. Son, perform your works in meekness, and you shall be loved beyond the glory of men.
20. However great you may be, humble yourself in all things, and you will find grace in the presence of God.
21. For only the power of God is great, and he is honored by the humble.
22. You should not seek the things that are too high for you, and you should not examine the things that are beyond your ability. But as for the things that God has entrusted to you, consider these always. But you should not be curious in too many of his works.
23. For it is not necessary for you to see with your own eyes the things that are hidden.
24. In unnecessary matters, do not choose to be an examiner of many different things, and you should not be curious about too many of his works.
25. For many things have been revealed to you, beyond the understanding of men.
26. Yet uncertainty in these things has also undermined many persons and has detained their minds in vanity.
27. A hardened heart will have evil in the very end, and he who loves peril will perish in it.
28. A heart advancing in two directions will not have success, and the depraved heart will be scandalized in this way.