⁵ Let the wise hear and ^(A)increase in learning,
    and the one who understands obtain guidance,

^20 (K)My son, keep your father's commandment,
    ^(L)and forsake not your mother's teaching.

^9 (A)Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,
    but he who makes his ways crooked ^(B)will be found out.

¹⁴ Where there is ^(A)no guidance, a people falls,
    ^(B)but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.

^17 (A)Whoever speaks^[a] the truth gives honest evidence,
    but ^(B)a false witness utters deceit.

^22 (A)Lying lips are ^(B)an abomination to the Lord,
    ^(C)but those who act faithfully are his delight.

²³ The wicked accepts ^(A)a bribe in secret^[a]
    to ^(B)pervert the ways of justice.

¹¹ Even a child ^(A)makes himself known by his acts,
    by whether his conduct is pure and upright.^[a]