^15 (A)The rod and reproof give wisdom,
    but a child left to himself ^(B)brings shame to his mother.

^25 (A)A foolish son is a grief to his father
    ^(B)and bitterness to ^(C)her who bore him.

^17 (A)Discipline your son, and he will give you rest;
    he will give delight to your heart.

^24 (A)Whoever spares the rod hates his son,
    but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.^[a]

^6 (A)Train up a child in the way he should go;
    even when he is old he will not depart from it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but ^(A)the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

²¹ He who ^(A)sires a fool gets himself sorrow,
    and the father of a fool has no joy.

¹³ Do not withhold ^(A)discipline from a child;
    ^(B)if you strike him with a rod, he will not die.
¹⁴ If you strike him with the rod,
    you will ^(C)save his soul from Sheol.