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30:1  Whoever loves a son will chastise him often, that he may be his joy when he grows up.
30:2  Whoever disciplines a son will benefit from him, and boast of him among acquaintances.
30:3  Whoever educates a son will make his enemy jealous, and rejoice in him among his friends.
30:4  At the father’s death, he will seem not dead, for he leaves after him one like himself,
30:5  Whom he looked upon through life with joy, and in death, without regret.
30:6  Against his enemies he has left an avenger, and one to repay his friends with kindness.
30:7  Whoever spoils a son will have wounds to bandage, and will suffer heartache at every cry.
30:8  An untamed horse turns out stubborn; and a son left to himself grows up unruly.
30:9  Pamper a child and he will be a terror for you, indulge him, and he will bring you grief.
30:10  Do not laugh with him lest you share sorrow with him, and in the end you will gnash your teeth.
30:11  Do not give him his own way in his youth, and do not ignore his follies.
30:12  Bow down his head in his youth, beat his sides while he is still young, Lest he become stubborn and disobey you, and leave you disconsolate.
30:13  Discipline your son and make heavy his yoke, lest you be offended by his shamelessness.
30:14  Better the poor in vigorous health than the rich with bodily ills.
30:15  I would rather have bodily health than any gold, and contentment of spirit than pearls.
30:16  No riches are greater than a healthy body; and no happiness than a joyful heart.
30:17  Better is death than a wretched life, everlasting sleep than constant illness.
30:18  Good things set before one who cannot eat are like food offerings placed before a tomb.
30:19  What good is an offering to an idol that can neither eat nor smell? So it is with the one being punished by the Lord,
30:20  who groans at what his eyes behold.
30:21  Do not give in to sadness, or torment yourself deliberately.
30:22  Gladness of heart is the very life of a person, and cheerfulness prolongs his days.
30:23  Distract yourself and renew your courage, drive resentment far away from you; For grief has killed many, and nothing is to be gained from resentment.
30:24  Envy and anger shorten one’s days, and anxiety brings on premature old age.
30:25  Those who are cheerful and merry at table benefit from their food.