²⁴ Wisdom is the focus of the perceptive,
but a fool’s eyes^(A) roam to the ends of the earth.

¹⁵ The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.^(A)

⁸ The one who acquires good sense^[a] loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.^(A)

⁵ Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;^(A)
but a person of understanding draws it out.

¹² The hearing ear and the seeing eye—
the Lord made them both.^(A)

⁷ A discerning son keeps the law,
but a companion of gluttons humiliates his father.^(A)