¹⁹ Desire fulfilled is sweet to the taste,
but to turn from evil is detestable to fools.^(A)

²⁰ The one who walks with the wise will become wise,
but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish person;
you will gain no knowledge from his speech.^(A)

⁸ The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way,
but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

⁹ Fools mock at making reparation,^[a]
but there is goodwill among the upright.

¹⁶ A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,^(A)
but a fool is easily angered and is careless.^[a]

¹⁷ A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,
and one who schemes is hated.^(B)

¹⁸ The inexperienced inherit foolishness,
but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

²⁹ A patient person shows great understanding,^(A)
but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

⁵ A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.^(A)

¹⁴ A discerning mind seeks knowledge,^(A)
but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.^(B)

¹⁰ A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

¹⁶ Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?^(A)

²⁴ Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes^(A) roam to the ends of the earth.

²⁸ Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent—
discerning, when he seals his lips.^(A)