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11 My son, do not hate the Lord’s training.
    Do not object when he corrects you.
12 The Lord trains those he loves.
    He is like a father who trains the son he is pleased with.

13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom.
    Blessed is the one who 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