聽智慧人的斥責，好過聽愚昧人的歌唱，

听智慧人的责备，强如听愚昧人的歌唱。

听智慧人的责备，强如听愚昧人歌唱；

听智慧人的责备，强如听愚昧人歌唱；

听智者的责备，胜过听愚人的颂歌。

听智慧人的斥责，胜过听愚昧人的歌唱。

听智慧人的斥责，好过听愚昧人的歌唱，

聽智慧人的責備，強如聽愚昧人的歌唱。

聽智慧人的責備，強如聽愚昧人歌唱；

聽智慧人的責備，強如聽愚昧人歌唱；

聽智者的責備，勝過聽愚人的頌歌。

聽智慧人的斥責，勝過聽愚昧人的歌唱。

聽智慧人的叱責，比聽愚頑人的歌曲好。

聆智者之譴責、愈於聽愚者之謳歌、

寧聆哲士之箴規、莫聽愚人之倡和、

聽智者之勸責、愈於聽愚者之謳歌、

It is better to heed the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

Pay attention to a wise person’s warning. That’s better than listening to the songs of those who are foolish.

It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.

Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.

It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person than to listen to the song of fools,

It is better to listen to the rebuke of a wise person Than for one to listen to the song of fools.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise Than for a man to hear the song of fools.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person than to listen to the song of fools,

[ It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

耳朵聽從關乎生命的訓責，這樣的人必安居在智慧人當中。忽視管教的，厭棄自己的靈魂；聽從責備的，獲得智慧的心。

願義人擊打我——這是慈愛，願他責備我——這是頭上的膏油，不要讓我的頭拒絕！要知道，我的禱告一直針對惡人的惡行。

忽視管教的，必受窮受辱；接受責備的，必得尊榮。

坐在城門口的人談論我，我成了醉酒之人的歌謠。

朋友所加的創傷，出於真誠；仇敵連連的親吻，卻是多餘。

藐視訓言的，自招毀滅；敬畏誡命的，必得回報。

凡是我所愛的，我都責備、管教。所以你應當熱心，應當悔改。

不要責備譏諷者，免得他恨你；要責備智慧人，他必愛你。

一句責備的話深入有悟性人的心，勝過責打愚昧人一百下。