²⁵ Flog a mocker, and the simple will learn prudence;
    rebuke the discerning,^(A) and they will gain knowledge.^(B)

²⁶ Whoever robs their father and drives out their mother^(C)
    is a child who brings shame and disgrace.

²⁷ Stop listening to instruction, my son,^(D)
    and you will stray from the words of knowledge.