⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart,^(A)
and do not rely on your own understanding;^(B)

⁶ A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

²⁹ A patient person shows great understanding,^(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

³³ Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;^(A)
she is known^[a] even among fools.

³² Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,^(A)
but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.^[a](B)

²¹ Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,
and pleasant speech^[a] increases learning.^(A)

¹⁰ A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

²⁷ The one who has knowledge restrains his words,^(A)
and one who keeps a cool head^[a]
is a person of understanding.