⁷ I saw some naive young men,
    and one in particular who lacked common sense.

⁶ Direct your children onto the right path,
    and when they are older, they will not leave it.

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

¹³ Don’t fail to discipline your children.
    The rod of punishment won’t kill them.
¹⁴ Physical discipline
    may well save them from death.^[a]

¹⁵ To discipline a child produces wisdom,
    but a mother is disgraced by an undisciplined child.