¹⁵ A rod and reproof give wisdom, And a youth let away is shaming his mother.

²⁵ A provocation to his father `is' a foolish son, And bitterness to her that bare him.

¹ Proverbs of Solomon. A wise son causeth a father to rejoice, And a foolish son `is' an affliction to his mother.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

¹⁷ Chastise thy son, and he giveth thee comfort, Yea, he giveth delights to thy soul.

⁶ Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

²¹ Whoso is begetting a fool hath affliction for it, Yea, the father of a fool rejoiceth not.

²⁴ Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement.

¹⁰ for they, indeed, for a few days, according to what seemed good to them, were chastening, but He for profit, to be partakers of His separation;

¹¹ and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it -- it doth yield.

²¹ Whoso is bringing up his servant delicately, from youth, `At' his latter end also he is continuator.

¹³ Withhold not from a youth chastisement, When thou smitest him with a rod he dieth not.

¹⁴ Thou with a rod smitest him, And his soul from Sheol thou deliverest.

⁵ Whoso is gathering in summer `is' a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest `is' a son causing shame.

⁶ and his father hath not grieved him `all' his days, saying, `Wherefore thus hast thou done?' and he also `is' of a very good form, and `his mother' bare him after Absalom.