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My son, hear the instruction of your father,And do not forsake the law of your mother;
My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord,Nor detest His correction;
The righteous man walks in his integrity;His children are blessed after him.
In the fear of the Lord there is strong confidence,And His children will have a place of refuge.
Let not mercy and truth forsake you;Bind them around your neck,Write them on the tablet of your heart,
My son, keep your father’s command,And do not forsake the law of your mother.
Listen to your father who begot you,And do not despise your mother when she is old.
My son, hear the instruction of your father,And do not forsake the law of your mother;
He who spares his rod hates his son,But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.
Hear, my children, the instruction of a father,And give attention to know understanding;
