Hence, the closing of the first section of the book of Proverbs contains a warning: “He that is correcting the ridiculer is taking to himself dishonor, and he that is giving a reproof to someone wicked ​ — a defect in him.
Tāpēc Salamana Pamācību grāmatas pirmās daļas nobeigumā lasāms šāds brīdinājums: ” Kas sabrīdina izsmējēju, tas uzkraujas sev kaunu, un kas bezdievīgo soda, tam būs jāsaņem izsmiekls.