¹⁶ He who guards commandments guards his life;^[a]
    he who is careless of his ways will be killed.

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction
    so that you will gain wisdom for your future.^[a]

²⁵ The scoffer you shall strike, and the simple, may they learn prudence,
    and reprove the intelligent and he will gain knowledge.

²⁷ Cease to listen to instruction, my child,
    and you will stray^[a] from sayings of knowledge.