⁸ The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.^(A)

12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates correction is stupid.^(A)

⁶ The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.^(A)

⁷ The mouths of fools are their undoing,
    and their lips are a snare^(B) to their very lives.^(C)

⁹ Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.^(A)

⁵ let the wise listen and add to their learning,^(A)
    and let the discerning get guidance—

¹² Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,^(A)
    but fools are consumed by their own lips.^(B)

²³ All hard work brings a profit,
    but mere talk leads only to poverty.