13 There is one thing that is true about both poor people and those who oppress them: Yahweh enables all of them to see.
14 If kings judge poor people fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.
15 If children are punished/spanked and reproved/warned, they become wise; but if they are allowed to do whatever they want to do, they do things that cause their mothers to be ashamed of them.
16 When wicked people rule, there are more crimes committed {people commit more crimes}, but some day those wicked people will ◄be defeated/no longer rule►, and righteous people will see that happen.
17 If you discipline your children, they will no longer do things that will cause you to be worried; instead, they will do things that will delight you SYN.