And I do see among the simple ones, I discern among the sons, A young man lacking understanding,

Understand, ye simple ones, prudence, And ye fools, understand the heart,

Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' Whoso lacketh heart: she hath said to him,

Forsake ye, the simple, and live, And be happy in the way of understanding.

A foolish woman is noisy, Simple, and hath not known what.

Who is simple? let him turn aside hither.' And whoso lacketh heart -- she said to him,

For giving to simple ones -- prudence, To a youth -- knowledge and discretion.

'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

A scorner smite, and the simple acts prudently, And give reproof to the intelligent, He understandeth knowledge.

When the scorner is punished, the simple becometh wise, And in giving understanding to the wise He receiveth knowledge.

The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

The simple giveth credence to everything, And the prudent attendeth to his step.

The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The prudent hath seen the evil, he is hidden, The simple have passed on, they are punished.