Proverbs 22:15-17

Good News Translation

¹⁵ Children just naturally do silly, careless things, but a good spanking will teach them how to behave.

¹⁶ If you make gifts to rich people or oppress the poor to get rich, you will become poor yourself.

The Thirty Wise Sayings

¹⁷ Listen, and I will teach you what the wise have said. Study their teachings,