The crown of the wise is their riches, ¹  but the folly ²  of fools is folly.

The naive inherit ¹  folly, but the shrewd ²  are crowned ³  with knowledge.

Like a dog that returns to its vomit, ¹  so a fool repeats his folly. ² 

It is better for a person to meet ¹  a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than ²  to encounter ³  a fool in his folly. ⁴ 

He will die because ¹  there was no discipline; because of the greatness of his folly ²  he will reel. ³ 

The one who gives an answer ¹  before he listens ²  – that is his folly and his shame. ³ 

I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly, ¹  just as light is preferable to darkness:

Every shrewd ¹  person acts with knowledge, but a fool displays ²  his folly.

The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper ¹  exalts ²  folly.

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, ¹  but one who has understanding ²  follows an upright course. ³ 

Insight ¹  is like ²  a life-giving fountain ³  to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools. ⁴ 

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, ¹  lest you yourself also be like him. ² 

Answer a fool according to his folly, ¹  lest he be wise in his own estimation. ² 

But they will not go much further, ¹  for their foolishness will be obvious to everyone, just like it was with Jannes and Jambres. ² 

The shrewd person ¹  conceals ²  knowledge, but foolish people ³  publicize folly. ⁴ 

The wisdom of the shrewd person ¹  is to discern ²  his way, but the folly of fools is deception. ³ 

The tongue of the wise ¹  treats knowledge correctly, ²  but the mouth of the fool spouts out ³  folly.

The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly. ¹ 

Fools ¹  are placed in many positions of authority, ²  while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

A foolish scheme ¹  is sin, and the scorner is an abomination to people. ²