¹⁵ ·Every child is full of foolishness [^LStupidity/Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child],
but ·punishment can get rid of it [^Lthe rod of discipline drives it far from them].

¹³ Don’t ·fail to punish [^Lwithhold instruction/discipline from] children.
    If you ·spank them [^Lstrike them with a rod], they won’t die.
¹⁴ If you ·spank them [^Lstrike them with a rod],
    you will save ·them from death [^Ltheir lives from Sheol/the grave].

¹⁵ Correction and ·punishment [^Lthe rod] make children wise,
but those ·left alone [unsupervised] will disgrace their mother.

¹⁷ ·Correct [Instruct; Discipline] your children, and ·you will be proud [they will give you peace of mind];
they will give you ·satisfaction [delight].

¹⁹ Words alone cannot ·correct [instruct] a servant,
because even if they understand, they won’t respond.