en_tn/pro/19/17.md

while there is hope

AT: "while he is young" or "while he can still be taught"

do not set your heart on putting him to death

AT: "do not punish him so that he might die" or "you should always want your child to live" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)

set your heart on

AT: "be determined to do something" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)