She says to a person without sense,

She says to a person without sense,

¹³ Wisdom is found on the lips of a person who has understanding,
but a rod is for the back of one without sense.

³⁰ I passed by a lazy person’s field,
the vineyard belonging to a person without sense.
³¹ I saw that it was all overgrown with thistles.
The ground was covered with weeds,
and its stone fence was torn down.
³² When I observed ⌞this⌟, I took it to heart.
I saw it and learned my lesson.
³³ “Just a little sleep,
just a little slumber,
just a little nap.”
³⁴ Then your poverty will come like a drifter,
and your need will come like a bandit.

⁶ Do not brag about yourself in front of a king
or stand in the spot that belongs to notable people,
⁷ because it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put down in front of a prince
whom your eyes have seen.