⁴ The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters,^(A)
a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.^[a]

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

³ A house is built by wisdom,^(A)
and it is established by understanding;

⁷ Wisdom is inaccessible to^[a] a fool;^(A)
he does not open his mouth at the gate.^(B)

²⁶ The one who trusts in himself^[a] is a fool,
but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.^(A)

²⁴ Four things on earth are small,
yet they are extremely wise:
²⁵ the ants are not a strong people,
yet they store up their food in the summer;^(A)
26 hyraxes are not a mighty people,
yet they make their homes in the cliffs;^(B)
27 locusts have no king,
yet all of them march in ranks;^(C)
28 a lizard^[a] can be caught in your hands,
yet it lives in kings’ palaces.