“Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled.”
The alternative call: Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse. The text shifts to observe those who refuse Wisdoms call. To 'correct a mocker' (yakiach la letzi) is to meet scorn. The mocker rejects all correction, treating it with contempt. 'Incurs abuse' (yisa alav levon) indicates that the rebuker himself becomes the target. This verse indicates that the hardened fool cannot be reached through reason or correction. Those who attempt it waste breath.
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