¹² Let a man meet ^(A)a she-bear robbed of her cubs
    ^(B)rather than a fool in his folly.

¹² Like ^(A)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
    is a wise reprover to ^(B)a listening ear.

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron,
    and one man sharpens another.^[a]

²³ Whoever ^(A)rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than ^(B)he who flatters with his tongue.