⁵ let the wise, too, hear and gain in learning
    and the discerning acquire skill,^(A)

¹⁵ Fools think their own way is right,
    but the wise listen to advice.^(A)

¹⁰ By insolence the empty-headed person makes strife,
    but wisdom is with those who take advice.^(A)

¹³ Those who despise a word bring destruction on themselves,
    but those who respect a command will be rewarded.^(A)

⁴ An evildoer listens to wicked lips,
    and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.

¹⁰ A rebuke strikes deeper into a discerning person
    than a hundred blows into a fool.

¹³ If one gives answer before hearing,
    it is folly and shame.^(A)

⁵ The purposes in the human mind are like deep water,
    but the intelligent will draw them out.^(A)