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Even a fool who keeps silent shall be considered wise; he who closes his lips is intelligent.

A fool will not take pleasure in understanding, but in expressing his heart.

The lips of a fool will bring strife, and his mouth calls out for a flogging.

The mouth of a fool is ruin to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.

The wealth of the rich is his strong city, and like a wall, it is high in his imagination.

The spirit of a man will endure his sickness, but a broken spirit, who may bear it?

The first in his dispute is deemed righteous, but his neighbor will come and examine him.

From the fruit of a man's mouth, his stomach will be satisfied, as for the yield of his lips, it will satisfy.

Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

Also, a life without knowledge is not good, and he who moves quickly with his feet misses the mark.

As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.

Wealth adds many friends, but the poor will be left by his friends.

All the brothers of the poor, if they hate him, how much more will his friends keep away from him. He pursues them with words, and they are gone.

The understanding of a person makes him slow to his anger, and his glory overlooks offense.

The rage of a king growls like a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

A foolish child is a ruin to his father, and the quarreling of a woman is a continuous dripping.

He who guards commandments guards his life; he who is careless of his ways will be killed.

He who lends to Yahweh is he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.

Discipline your child, for there is hope, but on his destruction do not set your desire.