17 Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,(A)
and he will give a reward to the lender.[a](B)

18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.[b](C)

19 A person with intense anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:17 Lit to him
  2. 19:18 Lit don’t lift up your soul to his death

17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,(A)
    and he will reward them for what they have done.(B)

18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(C)

19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
    rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

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