³³ Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning^(A)
    and even among fools she lets herself be known.^[a]

² The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.^(B)

⁵ A fool spurns a parent’s discipline,
    but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.^(A)

⁷ The lips of the wise spread knowledge,^(A)
    but the hearts of fools are not upright.

¹⁴ The discerning heart seeks knowledge,^(A)
    but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

²² Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent,^(A)
    but folly brings punishment to fools.

⁷ Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
    how much worse lying lips to a ruler!^(A)

¹⁰ A rebuke impresses a discerning person
    more than a hundred lashes a fool.

¹² Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
    than a fool bent on folly.^(A)

¹⁶ Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
    when they are not able to understand it?^(A)