⁷ Whoever corrects a mocker invites only insult,^[a]
    and whoever rebukes the wicked will himself become stained.
⁸ Don’t rebuke a mocker or he will hate you.
    Rebuke a wise person, and he will love you.
⁹ Counsel a wise man,
    and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man,
    and he will add to his learning.

¹⁰ Those who wink their eyes^[a] are trouble makers,
    and the mocking fool will be brought down.^[b]

¹³ Wisdom characterizes the speech^[a] of the discerning,
    but the rod is for the backs of those lacking discernment.
¹⁴ Those who are wise store up knowledge,
    but when the fool speaks,^[b] destruction is near.

¹³ Whoever spreads gossip betrays secrets,
    but the trustworthy person^[a] keeps a confidence.

¹³ An evil man’s sinful speech ensnares him,
    but the righteous person escapes from trouble.

¹⁶ The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent,
    but the prudent person overlooks an insult.

² From the fruit of his words a man receives benefit,^[a]
    but the treacherous crave violence.
³ Anyone who guards his words protects his life;
    anyone who talks too much^[b] is ruined.