To impart shrewdness to the morally naive, and a discerning plan to the young person.

and I saw among the naive – I discerned among the youths – a young man who lacked wisdom.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him.

A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

Even a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure and whether it is right.

Train a child in the way that he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.

Do not withhold discipline from a child; even if you strike him with the rod, he will not die.