A righteous person acts with integrity;(A)
his children who come after him will be happy.(B)

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The righteous lead blameless lives;(A)
    blessed are their children after them.(B)

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11 Even a young man is known by his actions—
by whether his behavior is pure and upright.(A)

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11 Even small children are known by their actions,
    so is their conduct really pure(A) and upright?

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30 Lashes and wounds purge away evil,(A)
and beatings cleanse the innermost parts.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 20:30 Lit beatings the chambers of the belly

30 Blows and wounds scrub(A) away evil,
    and beatings(B) purge the inmost being.

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