¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper to an understanding person
    than a hundred lashes to a fool.
¹¹ Evil people seek only rebellion;
    a cruel messenger will be sent against them.

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    so you might grow wise in the future.

²⁷ If, my child, you stop listening to discipline,
    you will wander away from words of knowledge.

² A king is as terrifying as a lion’s growl.
    Those who anger him may lose their life.

⁶ Many people will say that they are loyal,
    but who can find a reliable person?

⁸ A king who sits on his judgment throne
    sifts out all evil with his eyes.

¹¹ Even young people are known by their actions,
    whether their conduct is pure and upright.

³⁰ Blows and bruises remove evil;
    beatings cleanse the inner parts.

21 The king’s heart is like channels of water in the hand of the Lord;
    he directs it wherever he wants.

¹¹ Those who love a pure heart—
    their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.