1. A wise woman builds up her household. But a foolish one will pull down with her own hands what has been built up.
2. One who walks on a virtuous journey, and who fears God, is despised by him who advances along a disreputable way.
3. In the mouth of the foolish, there is a rod of arrogance. But the lips of the wise guard them.
4. Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty. But where there are many crops, there the strength of the ox is manifest.
5. A faithful witness will not lie. But a deceitful witness offers a lie.
6. A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible.
7. Go against a foolish man, and he does not acknowledge lips of prudence.
8. The wisdom of a discerning man is to understand his way. And the imprudence of the foolish is to be wandering astray.
9. The foolish will speak mockingly of sin. But grace lingers among the just.