¹⁵ The ^[a](A)mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
And the ^(B)ear of the wise seeks knowledge.

² Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,
And one who hurries ^[a](A)his footsteps ^[b]errs.

²⁷ Stop listening, my son, to discipline,
And you will stray from the words of knowledge.

¹² The eyes of the Lord protect knowledge,
But He overthrows the words of the treacherous person.

² Due to a ^[a]wrongdoing of ^[b]a land its leaders are ^(A)many,
But ^(B)by a person of understanding and knowledge, so it endures.