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14 If you ·spank them [L strike them with a rod],
    you will save ·them from death [L their lives from Sheol/the grave].

15 My child, if ·you are [L your heart is] wise,
    then ·I [L my heart] will be happy.
16 ·I will be so pleased [L My inmost being will rejoice]
    if you speak ·what is right [with integrity].

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14 Punish them with the rod
    and save them from death.(A)

Saying 14

15 My son, if your heart is wise,
    then my heart will be glad indeed;
16 my inmost being will rejoice
    when your lips speak what is right.(B)

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