that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsels,

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright, a shield to those who walk in integrity,

My son, let them not depart from thine eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion,

Counsel is mine, and sound knowledge. I am understanding, I have might.

She has sent forth her maidens. She cries out upon the highest places of the city:

As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

A ring of gold in a swine's snout, [is] a fair woman who is without discretion.

An evil man seeks only rebellion. Therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

He who desires to separate himself seeks excuses, and rages against all sound wisdom.

to make thee know the certainty of the words of truth, that thou may carry back words of truth to those who send thee?

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, [is] a faithful messenger to those who send him, for he refreshes the soul of his masters.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty, but a fool's vexation is heavier than both.