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That verse uses "rod" as a metonym for discipline, yet you reduce the complexity of the Hebrew text to a mere transactional trade.
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A reading from Psalms 89:32
Then I will send punishment on them for their sin; my rod will be the reward of their evil-doing.
— Psalms 89:32 (en_bbe)
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The rod will be the reward.