²⁴ The one who will not use the rod hates his son,^(A)
but the one who loves him disciplines him diligently.^(B)

¹⁵ Foolishness is tangled up in the heart of a youth;
the rod of discipline will drive it away from him.^(A)

¹³ Don’t withhold discipline from a youth;
if you beat him with a rod, he will not die.^(A)

¹⁵ A rod of correction imparts wisdom,^(A)
but a youth left to himself^[a]
is a disgrace to his mother.^(B)