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In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

For their Redeemer [is] strong, He doth plead their cause with thee.

For, is there a posterity? Then thy hope is not cut off.

For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

For a harlot [is] a deep ditch, And a strange woman [is] a strait pit.

For destruction doth their heart meditate, And perverseness do their lips speak.

For by plans thou makest for thyself war, And deliverance [is] in a multitude of counsellors.

Wisdom [is] high for a fool, In the gate he openeth not his mouth.

For seven [times] doth the righteous fall and rise, And the wicked stumble in evil.

For there is not a posterity to the evil, The lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

For suddenly doth their calamity rise, And the ruin of them both -- who knoweth!

These also are for the wise: -- To discern faces in judgment is not good.

Be not a witness for nought against thy neighbour, Or thou hast enticed with thy lips.

The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings -- [are] unsearchable.

Take away dross from silver, And a vessel for the refiner goeth forth,

For better [that] he hath said to thee, `Come thou up hither,' Than [that] he humble thee before a noble, Whom thine eyes have seen.

For coals thou art putting on his head, And Jehovah giveth recompense to thee.

[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honour [is] not comely for a fool.

A whip is for a horse, a bridle for an ass, And a rod for the back of fools.