²² “You simpletons!” she cries. “How long will you go on being fools? How long will you scoff at wisdom and fight the facts?

⁷ If you are looking for advice, stay away from fools.

²⁰ The wise man saves for the future,^[a] but the foolish man spends whatever he gets.

¹² A sensible man watches for problems ahead and prepares to meet them. The simpleton never looks and suffers the consequences.