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19 
A servant will not be corrected by words alone;
For though he understands, he will not respond [nor pay attention].
20 
Do you see a [conceited] man who speaks quickly [offering his opinions or answering without thinking]?
There is more hope for a [thickheaded] [a]fool than for him.
21 
He who pampers his slave from childhood
Will find him to be a son in the end.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:20 See note 1:7.

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