⁷ Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults;
    whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse.^(A)
8 Do not rebuke mockers^(B) or they will hate you;
    rebuke the wise and they will love you.^(C)
9 Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still;
    teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.^(D)

⁸ The wise in heart accept commands,
    but a chattering fool comes to ruin.^(A)

¹⁵ The way of fools seems right to them,^(A)
    but the wise listen to advice.^(B)

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
    but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.^(A)

¹³ Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,^(A)
    but whoever respects^(B) a command is rewarded.^(C)

³¹ Whoever heeds life-giving correction
    will be at home among the wise.^(A)

¹⁰ A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

¹⁶ Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
    but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(A)