16 When the wicked thrive, so does sin,

but the righteous will see their downfall.

17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace;

they will bring you the delights you desire.

18 Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;

but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.

19 Servants cannot be corrected by mere words;

though they understand, they will not respond.

20 Do you see someone who speaks in haste?

There is more hope for a fool than for them.

21 A servant pampered from youth

will turn out to be insolent.

16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth:

But the righteous shall see their fall.

17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest;

Yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.

18 Where there is no vision, the people perish:

But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

19 A servant will not be corrected by words:

For though he understand he will not answer.

20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child

Shall have him become his son at the length.

16 When the wicked are in authority, sin flourishes,

but the godly will live to see their downfall.

17 Discipline your children, and they will give you peace of mind

and will make your heart glad.

18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild.

But whoever obeys the law is joyful.

19 Words alone will not discipline a servant;

the words may be understood, but they are not heeded.

20 There is more hope for a fool

than for someone who speaks without thinking.

21 A servant pampered from childhood

will become a rebel.

16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increases;

But the righteous will see their fall.

17 Correct your son, and he will give you rest;

Yes, he will give delight to your soul.

18 Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint;

But happy is he who keeps the law.

19 A servant will not be corrected by mere words;

For though he understands, he will not respond.

20 Do you see a man hasty in his words?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

21 He who pampers his servant from childhood

Will have him as a son in the end.

16 When there are many wicked people, there is much sin,

but those who do right will see them destroyed.

17 Correct your children, and you will be proud;

they will give you satisfaction.

18 Where there is no word from God, people are uncontrolled,

but those who obey what they have been taught are happy.

19 Words alone cannot correct a servant,

because even if they understand, they won’t respond.

20 Do you see people who speak too quickly?

There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.

21 If you spoil your servants when they are young,

they will bring you grief later on.

16 When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth;

But the righteous shall look upon their fall.

17 Correct thy son, and he will give thee rest;

Yea, he will give delight unto thy soul.

18 Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint;

But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

19 A servant will not be corrected by words;

For though he understand, he will not give heed.

20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words?

There is more hope of a fool than of him.

21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child

Shall have him become a son at the last.

16 When the wicked increase, transgression increaseth; but the righteous shall see their fall.

17 Chasten thy son, and he shall give thee rest, and shall give delight unto thy soul.

18 Where there is no vision the people cast off restraint; but happy is he that keepeth the law.

19 A servant is not corrected by words: he understandeth indeed, but he will not answer.

20 Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.

16 When wicked people increase, crime increases, 

but righteous people will witness their downfall. 

17 Correct your son, and he will give you peace of mind. 

He will bring delight to your soul. 

18 Without prophetic vision people run wild, 

but blessed are those who follow ⸤God’s⸥ teachings. 

19 A slave cannot be disciplined with words. 

He will not respond, though he may understand. 

20 Have you met a person who is quick to answer? 

There is more hope for a fool than for him. 

21 Pamper a slave from childhood, 

and later he will be ungrateful. 

16 When the wicked increase, rebellion increases,

but the righteous will see their downfall.

17 Discipline your son, and it will bring you peace of mind

and give you delight.

18 Without revelation people run wild,

but one who listens to instruction will be happy.

19 A slave cannot be disciplined by words;

though he understands, he doesn’t respond.

20 Do you see a man who speaks too soon?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

21 A slave pampered from his youth

will become arrogant later on.

16 When the wicked are in authority, transgression increases,

but the righteous will look upon their downfall.

17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest;

they will give delight to your heart.

18 Where there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint,

but happy are those who keep the law.

19 By mere words servants are not disciplined,

for though they understand, they will not give heed.

20 Do you see someone who is hasty in speech?

There is more hope for a fool than for anyone like that.

21 A slave pampered from childhood

will come to a bad end.

16 With the increase of the wicked, transgression will increase,

but the righteous will look on his downfall.

17 Discipline your children, and they will give you rest,

and they will give delight to your soul.

18 When there is no prophecy, the people cast off restraint,

but as for he who guards instruction, happiness is his.

19 By words, a servant is not disciplined,

for he will understand, but there is no giving heed.

20 You see a man who is hasty in his words:

there is more hope for a fool than him.

21 He who pampers his servant from childhood,

arrogance will be his end.

16 When those who do wrong grow stronger, so does sin.

But those who do right will see them destroyed.

17 If you train your children, they will give you peace.

They will bring delight to you.

18 Where there is no message from God, the people don’t control themselves.

But blessed are those who obey the law.

19 A servant can’t be corrected only by words.

Even if he understands, he won’t obey.

20 Have you seen a man who speaks without thinking?

There is more hope for foolish people than for him.

21 If you spoil your servant while he is young,

he will bring you sorrow later on.

16 When the wicked increase, transgression increases;

But the righteous will see their fall.

17 Correct your son, and he will give you comfort;

He will also delight your soul.

18 Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained,

But happy is he who keeps the law.

19 A slave will not be instructed by words alone;

For though he understands, there will be no response.

20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?

There is more hope for a fool than for him.

21 He who pampers his slave from childhood

Will in the end find him to be a son.