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[... they should not] cause [them] grief; and when they give them counsel, they should not talk back, nor provoke [them] to anger, nor neglect and cast [their words] aside, nor show contempt; so that they themselves also, in time to come, may not suffer the retribution of contempt from their own children for these deeds. Wherefore the Wise [Man] writeth: *A son that despiseth [his] father and rejecteth [his] mother, shall bear shame and be disgraced.* || Prov. xix. 26. 4. They must be grateful for the beneficence of [their] parents, and endeavor to repay the favor of their benefits. And this is done when, in the time of their parents' sickness or old age, they serve [them] with love and willingness; supply their need to the measure of their ability; incur not their curse, [but] inherit [their] blessing; for it is written: *The blessing of the father establisheth the houses of the sons, but the curse of the mother rooteth them out from the foundation.* || Sirach iii. 10. 5. They must bear with meekness the reproofs and the chastisements which the parents inflict upon them; for their re[proofs...]