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11 My ·child [L son], do not reject the Lord’s discipline,
    and don’t ·get angry [loathe] when he corrects you.
12 The Lord corrects those he loves,
    just as ·parents [L fathers] correct the child they delight in.

13 ·Happy [Blessed] is the person who finds wisdom,
    the one who ·gets [gains] understanding.

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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)

13 Blessed are those who find wisdom,
    those who gain understanding,

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Footnotes

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