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Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool, Much less are lying lips to a prince.

Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding Than a hundred blows into a fool.

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

Let a person meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his foolishness.

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, When he has no sense?

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Wisdom is in the presence of one who has understanding, But the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise; When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.