en_tn_lite_do_not_use/ecc/07/05.md

to the rebuke of the wise

AT: "when wise people rebuke you" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns)

to listen to the song of fools

AT: "to listen to fools sing"

like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot so also is the laughter of fools

The "laughter of fools" is compared to burning thorns that are loud but quickly burn out. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)