10  Drive out a scoffer, and strife will go out,

and ^lquarreling and abuse will cease.

17  ^sIncline your ear, and hear ^tthe words of the wise,

and apply your heart to my knowledge,

18  for it will be ^upleasant if you keep them within you,

if all of them are ready on your lips.

19  That your trust may be in the Lord,

I have made them known to you today, even to you.

20  Have I not written for you thirty sayings

of counsel and knowledge,

21  to make you know what is right and true,

that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?