Chapter 30

¹ He that loveth his son causeth him oft to feel the rod,

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² He that chastiseth his son shall have joy in him,

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³ He that teacheth his son grieveth the enemy:

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⁴ Though his father die, yet he is as though he were not dead:

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⁵ While he lived, he saw and rejoiced in him:

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⁶ He left behind him an avenger against his enemies,

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⁷ He that maketh too much of his son shall bind up his wounds;

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⁸ A horse not broken becometh headstrong:

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⁹ Cocker thy child, and he shall make thee afraid:

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¹⁰ Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow with him,

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¹¹ Give him not liberty in youth.

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¹² Beat his sides while he is still young,

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¹³ Train up thy son, and exercise him with work,

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¹³ a And overlook not his ignorance.

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¹³ b Bow down his neck in his youth.

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¹⁴ Better is the poor, being sound and strong of constitution,

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¹⁵ Health and good estate of body are above all gold,

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¹⁶ There is no riches above a sound body,

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¹⁷ Death is better than a bitter life

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¹⁸ Delicacies poured upon a mouth shut up

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¹⁹ What good doeth the offering unto an idol?

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²⁰ He seeth with his eyes and groaneth,

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²¹ Give not over thy mind to heaviness,

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²² The gladness of the heart is the life of man,

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²³ Love thine own soul,

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²⁴ Envy and wrath shorten the life,

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²⁵ I woke up last of all,

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²⁶ And filled my winepress like a gatherer of grapes.

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²⁷ Hear me, O ye great men of the people,

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²⁸ Give not thy son and wife, thy brother and friend, power over thee while thou livest,

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²⁹ As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee,

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³⁰ For better it is that thy children should seek to thee,

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³¹ In all thy works keep to thyself the preeminence;

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³² At the time when thou shalt end thy days,

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³³ Fodder, a stick, and burdens, [are] for the ass;

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³⁴ If thou set thy servant to labor, thou shalt find rest:

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³⁵ A yoke and a collar do bow the neck:

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³⁶ Send him to labor, that he be not idle;

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³⁷ Set him to work, as is fit for him:

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³⁸ But be not excessive toward any;

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³⁹ If thou have a servant, let him be unto thee as thyself,

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⁴⁰ If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother:

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