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11 My son, do not ignore the Eternal’s instruction
    or lose heart when He steps in to correct you;
12 Because the Eternal proves His love by caring enough to discipline you,
    just as a father does his child, his pride and joy.[a]

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11 My son,(A) do not despise the Lord’s discipline,(B)
    and do not resent his rebuke,
12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,(C)
    as a father the son he delights in.[a](D)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:12 Hebrew; Septuagint loves, / and he chastens everyone he accepts as his child