Concerning children
1 The person who loves his sons will discipline them often so that he may be glad about how they turn out.
2
Whoever instructs his sons will benefit from them, and he will boast about them among his acquaintances.
3
The person who teaches his sons will make his enemy jealous, but among his friends he will rejoice over them.
4
When their father passes away, it is as if he hadn't died, because he left behind sons who are like him.
5
When he was alive, he saw them and was glad, and at his end, he wasn't grieved.
6
He was survived by those who would avenge him against his enemies and who would repay kindness to his friends.
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.
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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.
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Don't give them free rein in their youth.
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Bruise their sides while they are still young, or else they will become stubborn and disobey you.
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Educate your children, and work on them, so that you don't end up offended by their shameful behavior.