⁸ The wise in heart will receive commands,
^(A)But ^[a]a prating fool will ^[b]fall.

¹⁷ He who keeps instruction is in the way of life,
But he who refuses correction ^[a]goes astray.

²⁹ He who troubles his own house ^(A)will inherit the wind,
And the fool will be ^(B)servant to the wise of heart.

¹⁸ Poverty and shame will come to him who ^[a]disdains correction,
But ^(A)he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

^5 (A)A fool despises his father’s instruction,
^(B)But he who ^[a]receives correction is prudent.

^10 (A)Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way,
And ^(B)he who hates correction will die.

^12 (A)A scoffer does not love one who corrects him,
Nor will he go to the wise.

³¹ The ear that hears the rebukes of life
Will abide among the wise.
³² He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets understanding.