13. Do not withhold correction from the child; for if thou shall beat him with the rod, he shall not die.
14. Thou shalt beat him with the rod and shalt deliver his soul from Sheol.
15. My son, if thy heart is wise, my heart shall also rejoice;
16. my kidneys shall also rejoice when thy lips speak right things.
17. Let not thy heart envy sinners, but persevere in the fear of the Lord all day long.
18. For surely there is an end, and thy hope shall not be cut off.
19. Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and straighten thy heart in the way.
20. Do not be among those who are drunk with wine; nor among gluttonous eaters of food;
21. for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.
22. Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise not thy mother when she is old.
23. Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.
24. The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice, and he that begets a wise child shall have joy with him.
25. Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bore thee shall rejoice.