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

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning,^(A)
    but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.^(B)

³³ Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning^(A)
    and even among fools she lets herself be known.^[a]

¹⁴ The discerning heart seeks knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

²⁴ The path of life leads upward for the prudent
    to keep them from going down to the realm of the dead.

²¹ The wise in heart are called discerning,
    and gracious words promote instruction.^[a](A)

¹⁵ The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge,^(A)
    for the ears of the wise seek it out.

²⁵ Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke the discerning,^(A) and they will gain knowledge.^(B)

² When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
    but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.

¹¹ The rich are wise in their own eyes;
    one who is poor and discerning sees how deluded they are.