Chasten thy son, seeing there is hope;\par\tab And set not thy heart on his destruction.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son;\par\tab But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
The rod and reproof give wisdom;\par\tab But a child left to himself causeth shame to his mother.
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child;\par\tab {\i But} the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest;\par\tab Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.
A man of great wrath shall bear the penalty;\par\tab For if thou deliver {\i him}, thou must do it yet again.
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
He whose spirit is without restraint\par\tab Is {\i like} a city that is broken down and without walls.\par