¹⁰ A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding
    than a hundred blows into a fool.
¹¹ An evil man seeks only rebellion,
    and ^(A)a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept instruction,
    that you may gain wisdom in ^(A)the future.

²⁷ Cease to hear instruction, my son,
    ^(A)and you will stray from the words of knowledge.

² The terror of a king is like ^(A)the growling of a lion;
    whoever provokes him to anger ^(B)forfeits his life.

⁶ Many a man ^(A)proclaims his own steadfast love,
    but ^(B)a faithful man who can find?

^8 (A)A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    ^(B)winnows all evil with his eyes.

¹¹ Even a child ^(A)makes himself known by his acts,
    by whether his conduct is pure and upright.^[a]

^30 (A)Blows that wound cleanse away evil;
    strokes make clean ^(B)the innermost parts.

21 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;
    he ^(A)turns it wherever he will.

¹¹ He who ^(A)loves purity of heart,
    and whose ^(B)speech is gracious, ^(C)will have the king as his friend.