¹⁵ A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,^(A)
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

13 A wise son responds to his father’s discipline,
but a mocker doesn’t listen to rebuke.

¹⁰ Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,^(A)
but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

¹³ The one who has contempt for instruction will pay the penalty,^(A)
but the one who respects a command will be rewarded.^(B)

⁴ A wicked person listens to malicious talk;^[a]
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

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