18 Discipline your son while there is hope;
don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.[a](A)

19 A person with intense anger bears the penalty;
if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.(B)

20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction
so that you may be wise later in life.[b](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 19:18 Lit don’t lift up your soul to his death
  2. 19:20 Lit in your end

18 Discipline your children, for in that there is hope;
    do not be a willing party to their death.(A)

19 A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty;
    rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

20 Listen to advice and accept discipline,(B)
    and at the end you will be counted among the wise.(C)

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