19 A servant cannot be disciplined by words;
though he understands, he doesn’t respond.(A)

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Dangerous Behaviors

19 By mere words a servant will not be corrected;
    even though he understands,
        there will be no response.

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21 A servant pampered from his youth
will become arrogant[a] later on.

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Footnotes

  1. 29:21 Hb obscure

21 If you pamper a servant from his childhood,
    later on he’ll become ungrateful.

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