²² “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?
How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing
    and fools hate knowledge?^(A)

⁷ Leave the presence of a fool,
    for there you do not find words of knowledge.

²⁰ Precious treasure remains^[a] in the house of the wise,
    but the fool devours it.^(A)

¹² The clever see danger and hide,
    but the simple go on and suffer for it.^(A)