he makes the Bear, ¹  Orion, ²  and the Pleiades, ³  and the constellations of the southern sky; ⁴ 

A rebuke makes a greater impression on ¹  a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool. ² 

A foolish child is a grief ¹  to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him. ² 

A wise person’s good sense protects him, ¹  but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable. ² 

Can you tie the bands ¹  of the Pleiades, or release the cords of Orion?

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, ¹  and the one who spreads ²  slander ³  is certainly ⁴  a fool.

Leave the presence of a foolish person, ¹  or ²  you will not understand ³  wise counsel. ⁴ 

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 

Whoever brings a fool ¹  into the world ²  does so ³  to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy. ⁴ 

Wisdom is directly in front of ¹  the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run ²  to the ends of the earth. ³ 

A fool takes no pleasure ¹  in understanding but only in disclosing ²  what is on his mind. ³ 

The lips of a fool ¹  enter into strife, ²  and his mouth invites ³  a flogging. ⁴ 

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life. ¹ 

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity ¹  than one who is perverse in his speech ²  and is a fool. ³ 

A foolish child ¹  is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife ²  is like ³  a constant dripping. ⁴ 

Do not speak in the ears of a fool, ¹  for he will despise the wisdom of your words. ² 

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

Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, ¹  so is sending ²  a message by the hand of a fool. ³ 

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