¹⁰ Drive out a scoffer and strife will go out;
    quarrel and abuse will cease.

¹⁷ Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise;
    you shall apply your heart^[a] to my teaching.
¹⁸ For it is pleasant if you guard them within you;^[b]
    together they will be ready upon your lips.
¹⁹ In order for your trust to be in Yahweh,
    I have made them known to you today^[c]—even^[d] you.
²⁰ Have I not written for you thirty sayings
    with admonitions and knowledge?
²¹ In order to show you what is right—sayings of truth—
    in order to return a true saying to him who sent you.