⁹ Fools mock at making amends for sin,
    but goodwill is found among the upright.

⁴ Those who forsake instruction praise the wicked,
    but those who heed it resist them.

⁷ A discerning son heeds instruction,
    but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father.^(A)

⁹ If anyone turns a deaf ear to my instruction,
    even their prayers are detestable.^(A)

¹³ Whoever conceals their sins^(A) does not prosper,
    but the one who confesses^(B) and renounces them finds mercy.^(C)

¹⁸ Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;
    but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.^(A)