¹⁹ Fulfilled longing is sweet to the soul,
    but avoiding evil is detestable to the fool.
²⁰ Whoever keeps company with the wise becomes wise,
    but the companion of fools suffers harm.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man,
    for you will not find competent advice.

⁸ The wisdom of the prudent helps him know how to live,
    but a fool’s stupidity deceives him.

⁹ Fools make fun of guilt,
    but among the upright there are good intentions.

¹⁸ The naïve inherit folly,
    but the careful are crowned with knowledge.

²⁹ Being slow to get angry compares to great understanding
    as being quick-tempered compares to stupidity.

⁵ A fool rejects his father’s instructions,
    but anyone who respects^[a] reproof acts sensibly.

¹⁰ A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding
    than a hundred lashes to a fool.

¹⁶ What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom,
    but is senseless?^[a]

²⁴ A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective,
    but a fool looks only^[a] to earthly goals.