December 18, 2020, michaelbray Character - or not, Family Matters, Fathers' Rights, Poetry,

Forty Whacks

Forty whacks is the max;
You cannot give them more!
If they can’t conduct themselves,
Throw them out the door.
But bring about correction
Lest you rear a whore.
Give them love and direction
Needed all the more
For rebels and disputants
Looking for the chance
When they can distance
Themselves from correction
Forsaking divine protection
From the path of sin,
That rebellion from within.
The Law’s not hard to follow
When foolish pride we swallow.

0820 on 17 Dec., 2020 re Deut. 25:3

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