A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. - Solomon ibn Gabirol

Who is like the wise man? Who knows the solution to a problem? A man’s wisdom lights up his face and softens his stern appearance. I say: “Obey the king’s orders out of regard for the oath to God. Do not rush to depart from his presence. Do not take a stand for anything bad; for he can do whatever he pleases, because the word of the king is absolute; who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?

But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and no torment will ever touch them.

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end.