⁷ Wisdom is ^(A)too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth ^(B)at the gate.

⁸ One who ^(C)plans to do evil,
People will call a ^[a]schemer.
⁹ The ^(D)devising of foolishness is sin,
And the scoffer is an abomination to humanity.

²⁶ One who gives ^[a]a right answer
Kisses the lips.

¹⁰ Or one who hears it will put you to shame,
And the evil report about you will not ^[a]pass away.

¹¹ Like apples of gold in settings of silver,
Is a ^(A)word spoken at ^[b]the proper time.

¹⁴ Like ^(A)clouds and ^(B)wind without rain
Is a person who boasts ^[a]of his gifts falsely.

²⁴ It is ^(A)better to live on a corner of the roof,
Than ^[a]in a house shared with a contentious woman.