Teach a youth about the way he should go;(A)
even when he is old he will not depart from it.

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Direct your children onto the right path,
    and when they are older, they will not leave it.

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

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15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
    but physical discipline will drive it far away.

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