Good News Translation
Lecturing your children can sometimes be as out of place as singing to people in mourning, but a whipping is a wise choice of discipline at any time.

New Revised Standard Version
Like music in time of mourning is ill-timed conversation, but a thrashing and discipline are at all times wisdom.

Contemporary English Version
Picking the wrong time to criticize your children is like playing happy music at a funeral, but punishment and correction are always wise.

New American Bible
Like music at the time of mourning is ill-timed talk, but lashes and discipline are at all times wisdom.

Douay-Rheims Bible
A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time.

A tale out of time is like music in mourning: but the stripes and instruction of wisdom are never out of time.

Sirach 22:4
A wise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband: but she that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father.

Sirach 22:5
She that is bold shameth both her father and husband, and will not be inferior to the ungodly: and shall be disgraced by them both.

Sirach 22:7
He that teacheth a fool, is like one that glueth a potsherd together.

Sirach 22:8
He that telleth a word to him that heareth not, is like one that waketh a man out of a deep sleep.