We’ll find all kinds of valuable property
and fill our houses with plunder.

So follow the way of good people,
and keep to the paths of the righteous.

for they will bring you
many days, a full life, and well-being.

Should your springs flow in the streets,
streams of water in the public squares?

He took a bag of money with him
and will come home at the time of the full moon.”

The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.

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

As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,
so wisdom is for a man of understanding.

The righteousness of the blameless clears his path,
but the wicked person will fall because of his wickedness.

Without guidance, people fall,
but with many counselors there is deliverance.

Anyone trusting in his riches will fall,
but the righteous will flourish like foliage.

The one who brings ruin on his household
will inherit the wind,
and a fool will be a slave
to someone whose heart is wise.

A fool’s way is right in his own eyes,
but whoever listens to counsel is wise.

A fool’s displeasure is known at once,
but whoever ignores an insult is sensible.

No disaster overcomes the righteous,
but the wicked are full of misery.

Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,
but a fool displays his stupidity.

The proud speech of a fool brings a rod of discipline,
but the lips of the wise protect them.

A wise man is cautious and turns from evil,
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.

A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.

Plans fail when there is no counsel,
but with many advisers they succeed.

Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.

Better a dry crust with peace
than a house full of feasting with strife.

Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.

A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

Better for a man to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than a fool in his foolishness.

Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?

One with a twisted mind will not succeed,
and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.

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

Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes roam to the ends of the earth.

Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent,
discerning when he seals his lips.

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A fool does not delight in understanding,
but only wants to show off his opinions.

A fool’s lips lead to strife,
and his mouth provokes a beating.

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.

Better a poor man who lives with integrity
than someone who has deceitful lips and is a fool.

Luxury is not appropriate for a fool—
how much less for a slave to rule over princes!

It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute,
but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,
but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.

The mouth of the forbidden woman is a deep pit;
a man cursed by the Lord will fall into it.

Don’t speak to a fool,
for he will despise the insight of your words.

“They struck me, but I feel no pain!
They beat me, but I didn’t know it!
When will I wake up?
I’ll look for another drink.”

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Wisdom is inaccessible to a fool;
he does not open his mouth at the gate.

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest,
honor is inappropriate for a fool.

Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness
or you’ll be like him yourself.

Answer a fool according to his foolishness
or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.

The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand
cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like lame legs that hang limp.

Giving honor to a fool
is like binding a stone in a sling.

A proverb in the mouth of a fool
is like a stick with thorns,
brandished by the hand of a drunkard.

The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by
is like an archer who wounds everyone.

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

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

The one who digs a pit will fall into it,
and whoever rolls a stone—
it will come back on him.

A stone is heavy and sand, a burden,
but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

A person who is full tramples on a honeycomb,
but to a hungry person, any bitter thing is sweet.

Though you grind a fool
in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,
you will not separate his foolishness from him.

The wicked flee when no one is pursuing them,
but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

The one who leads the upright into an evil way
will fall into his own pit,
but the blameless will inherit what is good.

The one who lives with integrity will be helped,
but one who distorts right and wrong
will suddenly fall.

The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.

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

If a wise man goes to court with a fool,
there will be ranting and raving but no resolution.

A fool gives full vent to his anger,
but a wise man holds it in check.

Do you see a man who speaks too soon?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.

As for the eye that ridicules a father
and despises obedience to a mother,
may ravens of the valley pluck it out
and young vultures eat it.

a servant when he becomes king,
a fool when he is stuffed with food,