⁵ Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
    Let those with understanding receive guidance

³⁵ The wise inherit honor,
    but fools are put to shame!

⁸ So don’t bother correcting mockers;
    they will only hate you.
But correct the wise,
    and they will love you.
⁹ Instruct the wise,
    and they will be even wiser.
Teach the righteous,
    and they will learn even more.

¹⁴ Wise people treasure knowledge,
    but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.

²⁹ Those who bring trouble on their families inherit the wind.
    The fool will be a servant to the wise.

³ A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him,
    but the words of the wise keep them safe.

¹⁶ The wise are cautious^[a] and avoid danger;
    fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.

²⁴ Wealth is a crown for the wise;
    the effort of fools yields only foolishness.

² The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
    but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

⁷ The lips of the wise give good advice;
    the heart of a fool has none to give.