³ In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,
But ^(A)the lips of the wise will protect them.

⁸ The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,
But ^(A)the foolishness of fools is deceit.

¹⁵ The naive believes everything,
But the sensible person considers his steps.
¹⁶ A wise person ^[a]is cautious and ^(A)turns away from evil,
But a fool is arrogant and careless.

¹⁸ The naive inherit foolishness,
But the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

²⁴ The ^(A)crown of the wise is their riches,
But the foolishness of fools is simply foolishness.