Proverbs 23:13-15

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¹³Do not withhold discipline from a child;
    if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.
¹⁴If you beat him with the rod
    you will save his life from Sheol.
¹⁵My son, if your heart is wise,
    my heart too will be glad.

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