³⁴ Although he scorns the scornful,
he gives grace to the humble.

⁷ Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults,
and whoever warns a wicked person invites abuse.
⁸ Do not warn a mocker, or he will hate you.
Warn a wise person, and he will love you.

¹² If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage.
But if you scoff, you alone will bear the consequences.

⁶ A scoffer seeks wisdom yet finds none,
but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

¹² A scoffer does not love anyone who corrects him.
He will not go to wise people.

⁵ Whoever mocks a poor person insults his Maker.
A person who rejoices over calamity will not escape.

²⁵ Strike a scoffer, and an undisciplined^[a] person may learn caution.
Warn a person with understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

²⁴ The contemptuous, insolent person—“Scoffer” is his name—
    behaves with overflowing arrogance.

¹⁰ Drive away a scoffer, and conflict leaves.
Quarrels and insults cease.