A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.

For the wise man, like the fool, will not be remembered for very long, because in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten. Alas, the wise man dies – just like the fool!

The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.

It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wise than to listen to the song of fools.

The words of the wise are heard in quiet, more than the shouting of a ruler is heard among fools.

The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

A poor but wise youth is better than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to receive advice.

Just as dreams come when there are many cares, so the rash vow of a fool occurs when there are many words.

So what advantage does a wise man have over a fool? And what advantage does a pauper gain by knowing how to survive?

For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This kind of folly also is useless.

Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

The toil of a stupid fool wears him out, because he does not even know the way to the city.

The wise man can see where he is going, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate happens to them both.

So I thought to myself, “The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?” So I lamented to myself, “The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!”

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in paying it. For God takes no pleasure in fools: Pay what you vow!

Be careful what you do when you go to the temple of God; draw near to listen rather than to offer a sacrifice like fools, for they do not realize that they are doing wrong.