¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,
but a rod is for the back of the one who lacks sense.^(A)

²³ As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,^(A)
so wisdom is for a person of understanding.

¹⁵ Good sense wins favor,^(A)
but the way of the treacherous never changes.^[a]

⁶ A mocker seeks wisdom and doesn’t find it,
but knowledge comes easily to the perceptive.

⁸ The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.