| 1 | Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. | |
| 2 | I say again, let no one think me foolish. | |
| 3 | For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. | |
| 4 | The crown of the wise [is] their riches: [but] the foolishness of fools [is] folly. | |
| 5 | The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. |