³³ Wisdom resides in the heart of the discerning;^(A)
she is known^[a] even among fools.

² The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,
but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.^(A)

⁵ A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.^(A)

⁷ The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.

¹⁴ A discerning mind seeks knowledge,^(A)
but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.^(B)

²² Insight is a fountain of life^(A) for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.

⁷ Eloquent words are not appropriate on a fool’s lips;
how much worse are lies for a ruler.

¹⁰ A rebuke cuts into a perceptive person
more than a hundred lashes into a fool.

¹² Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs^(A)
than a fool in his foolishness.

¹⁶ Why does a fool have money in his hand
with no intention of buying wisdom?^(A)