⁵ A wise man will hear and ^(A)increase in learning,
And a ^(B)man of understanding will acquire wise counsel,

¹⁴ Wise men ^(A)store up knowledge,
But with ^(B)the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

²⁹ He who ^(A)troubles his own house will ^(B)inherit wind,
And ^(C)the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.

³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod ^[a]for his back,
But ^(A)the lips of the wise will protect them.

¹⁶ A wise man ^[a]is cautious and ^(A)turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.

²⁴ The ^(A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the folly of fools is foolishness.

² The ^(A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge ^[a]acceptable,
But the ^(B)mouth of fools spouts folly.