They acted like fools in their rebellious ways, ¹  and suffered because of their sins.

Fools mock ¹  at reparation, ²  but among the upright there is favor. ³ 

For ¹  wrath kills the foolish person, ²  and anger ³  slays the silly one.

I myself ¹  have seen the fool ²  taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence. ³ 

Fearing the Lord ¹  is the beginning ²  of moral knowledge, ³  but ⁴  fools ⁵  despise ⁶  wisdom and instruction. ⁷ 

The wise person ¹  accepts instructions, ²  but the one who speaks foolishness ³  will come to ruin. ⁴ 

The one who winks ¹  his ²  eye causes ³  trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness ⁴  will come to ruin.

Those who are wise ¹  store up ²  knowledge, but foolish speech ³  leads to imminent ⁴  destruction.

The teaching ¹  of the righteous feeds ²  many, but fools die ³  for lack of wisdom. ⁴ 

The one who troubles ¹  his family ²  will inherit nothing, ³  and the fool ⁴  will be a servant to the wise person. ⁵ 

The way of a fool ¹  is right ²  in his own opinion, ³  but the one who listens to advice is wise. ⁴ 

A fool’s annoyance ¹  is known at once, ²  but the prudent ³  overlooks ⁴  an insult.

In ¹  the speech ²  of a fool is a rod for his back, ³  but the words ⁴  of the wise protect them.

A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds reproof shows good sense. ¹ 

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 

Even a fool who remains silent is considered ¹  wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning. ² 

It is an honor for a person ¹  to cease ²  from strife, but every fool quarrels. ³ 

Wisdom is unattainable ¹  for a fool; in court ²  he does not open his mouth. ³ 

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but vexation ¹  by a fool is more burdensome ²  than the two of them.

Suddenly he went ¹  after her like an ox that goes to the slaughter, like a stag prancing into a trapper’s snare ²