King James Version (KJV)
Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
Modern English
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Hebrew
אִוֶּ֣לֶת קְ֭שׁוּרָה בְלֶב נָ֑עַר שֵׁ֥בֶט מוּסָ֗ר יַרְחִיקֶ֥נָּה מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
ʾivelet qshvrah bleb naʿar shebeṭ mvsar yarḥiyqenah mimenv