12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but he who ^(A)hates reproof is ^(B)stupid.

¹⁰ There is ^(A)severe discipline for him who forsakes the way;
    ^(B)whoever hates reproof will die.

⁹⁷ Oh how ^(A)I love your law!
    It is my ^(B)meditation all the day.
⁹⁸ Your commandment makes me ^(C)wiser than my enemies,
    for it is ever with me.
⁹⁹ I have more understanding than all my teachers,
    for ^(D)your testimonies are my meditation.
¹⁰⁰ I understand more than ^(E)the aged,^[a]
    for I ^(F)keep your precepts.

18 Whoever ^(A)isolates himself seeks his own desire;
    he breaks out against all sound judgment.

^9 (A)Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
    which must be curbed with ^(B)bit and bridle,
    or it will not stay near you.

^17 (A)I love those who love me,
    and ^(B)those who seek me diligently find me.

³ The ox ^(A)knows its owner,
    and the donkey its master's crib,
but Israel does ^(B)not know,
    my people do not understand.”