⁵ Let the ^(A)righteous smite me in lovingkindness and reprove me;
It is ^(B)oil upon the head;
Let not my head refuse it,
^[a]For still my prayer ^(C)is ^[b]against their evil deeds.

¹⁸ Poverty and disgrace come to him who ^(A)neglects ^[a]discipline,
But he who keeps reproof will be honored.

³¹ He whose ear listens to the life-giving reproof
Will lodge among the wise.
³² He who ^(A)neglects discipline ^(B)despises his soul,
But he who ^(C)listens to reproof acquires a heart of wisdom.

¹² Like ^[a]an ^(A)earring of gold and an ^(B)ornament of ^(C)fine gold
Is a wise reprover to a ^(D)listening ear.