19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
    than a fool whose lips are perverse.^(A)

³ A person’s own folly^(A) leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.^(B)

¹⁰ It is not fitting for a fool^(A) to live in luxury—
    how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!^(B)

²⁹ Penalties are prepared for mockers,
    and beatings for the backs of fools.^(A)