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

³⁵ The wise inherit honor,
    but fools get only shame.

⁸ Do not rebuke mockers^(A) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.^(B)
9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.^(C)

¹⁴ The wise store up knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.^(B)

²⁹ Whoever brings ruin on their family will inherit only wind,
    and the fool will be servant to the wise.^(A)

³ A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride,^(A)
    but the lips of the wise protect them.^(B)

¹⁶ The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,^(A)
    but a fool^(B) is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

²⁴ The wealth of the wise is their crown,
    but the folly of fools yields folly.^(A)

² The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.^(B)