If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because Jehovah was minded to slay them.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father; But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
A scoffer loveth not to be reproved; He will not go unto the wise.