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For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.

A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,

Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.

A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.

A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.

Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.

Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.

Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.

As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.