⁷ ¶ ^(A)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

²² O ye ^[a]foolish, how long will ye love foolishness? and the scornful take their pleasure in scorning? and the fools hate knowledge?

³² For ^[a]ease slayeth the foolish, and the prosperity of fools destroyeth them.

⁵ O ye foolish men, understand wisdom, and ye, O fools, be wise in heart.

¹³ ¶ A ^[a]foolish woman is troublesome; she is ignorant and knoweth nothing.

¹⁴ But she sitteth at the door of her house on a seat in the high places of the city,

¹⁵ To call them that pass by the way, that go right on their way, saying,

¹⁶ Who so is simple let him come hither, and to him that is destitute of wisdom, she saith also,

¹⁷ Stolen waters are sweet, and hid bread is pleasant.

¹⁸ But he knoweth not, that the dead are there, and that her guests are in the depth of hell.

⁸ The wise in heart will receive commandments: but the foolish in ^[a]talk shall be beaten.

¹⁸ He that dissembleth hatred with lying lips, and he that inventeth slander, is a fool.

²³ It is a pastime to a fool to do wickedly: but wisdom is understanding to a man.

²⁹ He that troubleth his own ^[a]house, shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be ^[b]servant to the wise in heart.

¹⁵ The way of a fool is ^[a]right in his own eyes: but he that heareth in counsel, is wise.

¹⁶ A fool in a day shall be known by his anger: but he ^[b]that covereth shame, is wise.