³² But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool,
    for he destroys himself.
³³ He will be wounded and disgraced.
    His shame will never be erased.

⁷ Anyone who rebukes a mocker will get an insult in return.
    Anyone who corrects the wicked will get hurt.

⁷ We have happy memories of the godly,
    but the name of a wicked person rots away.

¹¹ Even children are known by the way they act,
    whether their conduct is pure, and whether it is right.

22 Choose a good reputation over great riches;
    being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.

¹⁴ A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morning
    will be taken as a curse!

²¹ Fire tests the purity of silver and gold,
    but a person is tested by being praised.^[a]