Sirach 30:9

9 Indulge children, and they will terrorize you; play with them, and they will grieve you.

Sirach 30:9 In-Context

7 A parent who spoils children now will end up tending to their wounds, and will experience heartache at every outcry.

8 A horse that is unbroken turns out stubborn, and a child, when given free rein, turns out reckless.

9 Indulge children, and they will terrorize you; play with them, and they will grieve you.

10 Don't laugh together with them, so that you don't suffer together and in the end grind your teeth in regret.

11 Don't give them free rein in their youth.