[If] a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, then there is rankling and ridicule, but there is no relief.

Men of scoffing set a city aflame, but the wise turn away wrath.

Give to a wise one and he will become more wise; {teach} a righteous one and he will increase learning.

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself, and [if] you scoff, alone you shall bear [it].

Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

With the punishment of a scoffer, the simple will become wise, and with the instruction of the wise, he will obtain knowledge.

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

A man of wealth [is] wise in his own eyes, but the intelligent poor sees through him.