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Proverbs 3:12

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For whomever the Lord loves, he corrects, and just as a father does with a son, he wins him over.

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You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,

He who spares the rod hates his son. But he who loves him urgently instructs him.

Teach your son, and he will refresh you, and he will give delight to your soul.

so that you would recognize in your heart that, just as a man educates his son, so has the Lord your God educated you.

For whomever the Lord loves, he chastises. And every son whom he accepts, he scourges.

Those whom I love, I rebuke and chastise. Therefore, be zealous and do penance.