¹⁹ Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
^20 (A)He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will suffer harm.

⁷ Leave the ^(A)presence of a fool,
Or you will not ^[a]discern ^[b]words of knowledge.
⁸ The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,
But ^(B)the foolishness of fools is deceit.
⁹ Fools mock at ^[c]sin,
But ^(C)among the upright there is ^[d]good will.

¹⁶ A wise man ^[a]is cautious and ^(A)turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.
¹⁷ A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
And a man of evil devices is hated.
¹⁸ The ^[b]naive inherit foolishness,
But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

²⁹ He who is ^(A)slow to anger has great understanding,
But he who is ^[a]quick-tempered exalts folly.

⁵ A fool ^[a]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who regards reproof is sensible.