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

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

Like legs that hang limp ¹  from the lame, so ²  is a proverb ³  in the mouth of fools.

Like a thorn ¹  that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool. ² 

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

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

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

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 

Just as dreams come when there are many cares, ¹  so ²  the rash vow ³  of a fool occurs ⁴  when there are many words.

Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. ¹  Therefore, fear God!

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.

For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns ¹  under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly ²  also is useless. ³ 

Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, ¹  for anger resides in the lap ²  of fools.

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

The Lord says, ¹  “I will make youths their officials; malicious young men ²  will rule over them.

Look, all of them are nothing, ¹  their accomplishments are nonexistent; their metal images lack any real substance. ² 

Ephraim has been like a dove, easily deceived and lacking discernment. They called to Egypt for help; they turned to Assyria for protection.

They sing ¹  to the tune of ²  stringed instruments; ³  like David they invent ⁴  musical instruments.