⁶ Train children in the way they should go;
    when they grow old, they won’t depart from it.

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in a child’s heart;
    the rod of discipline removes it.

¹³ Don’t withhold instruction from children;
    if you strike them with a rod, they won’t die.
¹⁴ Strike them with a rod,
    and you will save their lives from the grave.^[a]

¹⁵ The rod and correction lead to wisdom,
    but children out of control shame their mothers.

¹⁷ Instruct your children; they will give you peace of mind
    and bring delight into your life.