Proverbs 22:15-17

English Standard Version

¹⁵ Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but ^(A)the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
¹⁶ Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
    or gives to the rich, ^(B)will only come to poverty.

^17 (C)Incline your ear, and hear ^(D)the words of the wise,
    ^(E)and apply your heart to my knowledge,