³ A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
    and a rod for the back of fools.^(A)

⁹ Do not be like a horse or a mule, without understanding,
    whose temper must be curbed with bit and bridle,
    else it will not stay near you.^(A)

¹³ On the lips of one who has understanding wisdom is found,
    but a rod is for the back of one who lacks sense.^(A)

²² Crush a fool in a mortar with a pestle
    along with crushed grain,
    but the folly will not be driven out.^(A)

²⁹ Punishments are prepared for scoffers
    and flogging for the backs of fools.^(A)

²⁵ Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
    reprove the intelligent, and they will gain knowledge.^(A)

¹⁰ A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
    than a hundred blows into a fool.