⁵ let the wise listen and add to their learning,^(A)
    and let the discerning get guidance—

¹⁵ The way of fools seems right to them,^(A)
    but the wise listen to advice.^(B)

13 A wise son heeds his father’s instruction,
    but a mocker does not respond to rebukes.^(A)

¹⁰ Where there is strife, there is pride,
    but wisdom is found in those who take advice.^(A)

¹³ Whoever scorns instruction will pay for it,^(A)
    but whoever respects^(B) a command is rewarded.^(C)

⁴ A wicked person listens to deceitful lips;
    a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

¹⁰ A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

18 An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends
    and against all sound judgment starts quarrels.

² Fools find no pleasure in understanding
    but delight in airing their own opinions.^(A)

¹³ To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.^(A)

⁵ The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,^(A)
    but one who has insight draws them out.