³ Guide a horse with a whip, a donkey with a bridle,
    and a fool with a rod to his back!

¹³ Wise words come from the lips of people with understanding,
    but those lacking sense will be beaten with a rod.

⁹ Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
    that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

²² You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
    even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.

²⁹ Punishment is made for mockers,
    and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

²⁵ If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded will learn a lesson;
    if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser.

¹⁰ A single rebuke does more for a person of understanding
    than a hundred lashes on the back of a fool.