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# while there is hope
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This refers to while the child is young and will still accept discipline and instruction. The full meaning of this can be made clear. Alternate translation: "while he is young" or "while he can still be taught" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# and do not set your desire on putting him to death
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Possible meanings are 1) this phrase describes punishing your child. Alternate translation: "but do not punish him so severely that he might die" or 2) this phrase describes what it is like if you do not punish your child. Alternate translation: "for if you do not punish him you are helping him destroy himself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# set your desire on putting him
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This idiom means to be determined to cause something to happen. Alternate translation: "be determined to put him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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