¹⁷ On the path to life is he who guards instruction,
    but he who rejects rebuke goes astray.

¹⁸ Poverty and disgrace belong to him who ignores instruction,
    but he who guards reproof will be honored.

⁵ A fool will despise the instruction of his father,
    but he who guards reproof is prudent.

¹⁰ Severe discipline belongs to him who forsakes the way;
    he who hates a rebuke will die.

¹² A scoffer does not like his rebuke;^[a]
    to the wise he will not go.

³¹ The ear of him who listens to admonitions of life,
    in the midst of the wise it will lodge.
³² He who ignores instruction despises himself,^[a]
    but he who hears admonition gains heart.^[b]

¹⁰ A rebuke strikes him who understands
    deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction
    so that you will gain wisdom for your future.^[a]