Emphasizing this fact, Solomon states: “If you have become wise, you have become wise in your own behalf; and if you have ridiculed, you will bear it, just you alone. ”
Salamans, izceldams šo domu, saka: ” Ja tu esi prātīgs, tad tu esi paša labā prātīgs, ja tu esi izsmējējs, tad tu to viens pats arī cietīsi. ” ( Salamana Pamācības 9: 12.)