¹⁹ Desire realized is sweet to the soul,
But it is an abomination to fools to turn away from evil.
^20 (A)One who walks with wise people will be wise,
But a 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]goodwill.

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

²⁹ One who is ^(A)slow to anger has great understanding;
But one who is ^[a]quick-tempered exalts foolishness.

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