25. Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke the discerning, and they will gain knowledge.
26. Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother is a child who brings shame and disgrace.
27. Stop listening to instruction, my son, and you will stray from the words of knowledge.
28. A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.