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)

12 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
    but whoever hates correction is stupid.^(A)

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

¹⁸ Whoever disregards discipline comes to poverty and shame,^(A)
    but whoever heeds correction is honored.^(B)

⁵ A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.^(A)

¹⁰ Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path;
    the one who hates correction will die.^(A)

¹² Mockers resent correction,^(A)
    so they avoid the wise.

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

³² Those who disregard discipline despise themselves,^(B)
    but the one who heeds correction gains understanding.^(C)

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