¹⁶ Whoever obeys a commandment keeps himself safe,^[a]
    but someone who is contemptuous in conduct^[b] will die.

²⁰ Listen to advice and accept discipline,
    and you’ll be wise for the rest of your life.^[a]

²⁵ If you scourge a scoffer,
    the simple person may learn to be discreet;
rebuke a discerning man
    and he will gain understanding.

²⁷ My son, if you stop listening to instruction,
    you will stray from the principles of knowledge.