¹² Better to meet a she-bear robbed of its cubs
    than to confront a fool immersed in folly.^(A)

¹² Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold
    is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.^(A)

¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron,
    and one person sharpens the wits^[a] of another.

²³ Whoever rebukes a person will afterward find more favor
    than one who flatters with the tongue.^(A)