we shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:

For they sleep not except they have done mischief, and their sleep is taken away unless they have caused some to fall.

he hath taken the money-bag with him, he will come home on the day of the full moon.

He went after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, and as stocks serve for the correction of the fool;

that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.

The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

He that winketh with the eye causeth grief, and a prating fool shall fall.

The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.

He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

Where no advice is, the people fall; but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall flourish as a leaf.

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit wind; and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

The vexation of the fool is presently known; but a prudent man covereth shame.

In the fool's mouth is a rod of pride; but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.

Excellent speech becometh not a vile man; how much less do lying lips a noble!

A reproof entereth more deeply into him that hath understanding than a hundred stripes into a fool.

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

To what purpose is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no sense?

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow, and the father of a vile man hath no joy.

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

Even a fool when he holdeth his peace is reckoned wise, and he that shutteth his lips, intelligent.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Better is a poor man that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.

The mouth of strange women is a deep ditch: he with whom Jehovah is displeased shall fall therein.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he will not open his mouth in the gate.

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

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

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.

As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.

As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.

Hast thou seen a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

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

The full soul trampleth on a honeycomb; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet.

If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.

The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, shall himself fall into his own pit; but the perfect shall inherit good.

Happy is the man that feareth always; but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into evil.

Whoso walketh in integrity shall be saved; but he that is perverted in his double ways, shall fall in one of them.

He that confideth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

If a wise man contendeth with a fool, whether he rage or laugh, he hath no rest.

A fool uttereth all his mind; but a wise man keepeth it back.

When the wicked increase, transgression increaseth; but the righteous shall see their fall.

Hast thou seen a man hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

lest I be full and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor and steal, and outrage the name of my God.

The eye that mocketh at a father, and despiseth to obey a mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.