מִשְׁלֵ֗י שְׁלֹ֫מֹ֥ה (פ) בֵּ֣ן חָ֭כָם יְשַׂמַּח־אָ֑ב וּבֵ֥ן כְּ֝סִ֗יל תּוּגַ֥ת אִמּֽוֹ׃
Die Sprichwörter Salomos. Ein weiser Sohn macht einen fröhlichen Vater; aber ein törichter Sohn ist der Kummer seiner Mutter.
Rashi on Proverbs
Proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes his father happy This is the Holy One, blessed be He (Midrash); another explanation: his actual father.
Rashi on Proverbs
but a foolish son is the grief of his mother He is always with his mother at home, and she sees his foolishness and is troubled. And according to the allegory, a foolish son, like Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
Rashi on Proverbs
is the grief of his mother, the grief of his nation.