¹² 
Let a man meet a [ferocious] bear robbed of her cubs
Rather than the [angry, narcissistic] fool in his folly.^(A)

¹⁷ 
As iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].

²³ 
He who [appropriately] reprimands a [wise] man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.