⁵ Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

¹² As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.

⁵ It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.