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.
Seepärast seisab Õpetussõnade raamatu esimese osa lõpus hoiatus: „Kes õpetab pilkajat, toob iseenesele häbi, ja kes noomib õelat, sellele jääb külge halb märk!