17. He must recognize the rights of his oldest son, the son of the wife he does not love, by giving him a double portion. He is the first son of his father’s virility, and the rights of the firstborn belong to him.
18. “Suppose a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who will not obey his father or mother, even though they discipline him.
19. In such a case, the father and mother must take the son to the elders as they hold court at the town gate.
20. The parents must say to the elders, ‘This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious and refuses to obey. He is a glutton and a drunkard.’