¹⁹ A desire that is fulfilled tastes sweet to the soul,
but to fools it is disgusting^[a] to turn from evil.
²⁰ Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm.

⁷ Keep away from a foolish person,
since you will not learn anything from his lips.
⁸ The wisdom of a sensible^[a] person is that he understands his way,
but the stupidity of fools is deceptive.^[b]
9 Fools scoff at the idea of guilt,^[c]
but favor is found among the upright.

¹⁶ A wise person fears and turns from evil,
but a fool is rash and overconfident.
¹⁷ A short-tempered person acts foolishly,
and a schemer is hated.
¹⁸ Gullible people inherit stupidity,
but sensible people embrace knowledge.

²⁹ A patient person has great understanding,
but an impatient person exalts foolishness.

⁵ A stubborn fool despises his father’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction is sensible.

¹⁴ The heart of a discerning person seeks knowledge,
but the mouths of fools feed on stupidity.

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

¹⁶ Why hand a fool money to buy wisdom,
since he has no aptitude for using it?

²⁴ Wisdom is right in front of a discerning person,
but a fool’s eyes wander to the end of the earth.

²⁸ Even a stubborn fool who keeps silent will be considered wise.
He is considered to be perceptive if he keeps his lips shut.