¹⁵ Intelligent people are always ready to learn.
    Their ears are open for knowledge.

¹¹ If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded become wise;
    if you instruct the wise, they will be all the wiser.

²⁰ The wise have wealth and luxury,
    but fools spend whatever they get.

²² The wise conquer the city of the strong
    and level the fortress in which they trust.

It is wrong to show favoritism when passing judgment.
²⁴ A judge who says to the wicked, “You are innocent,”
    will be cursed by many people and denounced by the nations.
²⁵ But it will go well for those who convict the guilty;
    rich blessings will be showered on them.

⁸ Mockers can get a whole town agitated,
    but the wise will calm anger.

¹¹ Fools vent their anger,
    but the wise quietly hold it back.