Like an archer who wounds at random, ¹  so is the one who hires ²  a fool or hires any passer-by.

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

Do you see ¹  a man wise in his own eyes? ²  There is more hope for a fool ³  than for him.

The one who trusts in his own heart ¹  is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom ²  will escape. ³ 

A fool lets fly with all his temper, ¹  but a wise person keeps it back. ² 

Do you see someone ¹  who is hasty in his words? ²  There is more hope for a fool than for him. ³ 

The fool folds his hands and does no work, ¹  so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh. ² 

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking. ¹ 

It is better for a person to receive ¹  a rebuke from those who are wise ²  than to listen to the song ³  of fools.

The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard ¹  among fools.

The words of a wise person ¹  win him ²  favor, ³  but the words ⁴  of a fool are self-destructive. ⁵ 

Surely ¹  one sees ²  that even wise people die; ³  fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away ⁴  and leave their wealth to others. ⁵ 

The spiritually insensitive do not recognize this; the fool does not understand this. ¹ 

“How long will you simpletons ¹  love naiveté? ²  How long ³  will mockers ⁴  delight ⁵  in mockery ⁶  and fools ⁷  hate knowledge?

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child ²  makes a father rejoice, ³  but a foolish child ⁴  is a grief to his mother. ⁵ 

Of what ¹  use is money in the hand of a fool, ²  since he has no intention ³  of acquiring wisdom? ⁴ 

Luxury is not appropriate ¹  for a fool; ²  how much less for a servant to rule over princes! ³ 

Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor ¹  is not fitting for a fool. ² 

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

A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.