The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it
Other versions
King James Version
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. English Standard Version
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.New International Version
Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.