¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.
¹¹ A rebellious person seeks only evil,
So a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

^20 (A)Listen to advice and accept discipline,
So that you may be wise ^[a]the rest of your days.

²⁷ Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

² The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion;
One who provokes him to anger ^[a](A)forfeits his own life.

⁶ Many a person ^(A)proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a ^(B)trustworthy person?

^8 (A)A king who sits on the throne of justice
^[a]Disperses all evil with his eyes.

¹¹ It is by his deeds that a boy ^[a](A)distinguishes himself,
If his conduct is pure and right.

^30 (A)Bruising wounds clean away evil,
And blows cleanse the ^[a]innermost parts.

21 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
He ^(A)turns it wherever He pleases.

¹¹ One who loves ^(A)purity of heart
And ^[a]whose speech is ^(B)gracious, the king is his friend.