the voices of the nobles fell silent, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

Give instruction to a wise person, and he will become wiser still; teach a righteous person and he will add to his learning.

The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.

When a scorner is punished, the naive becomes wise; when a wise person is instructed, he gains knowledge.

Wisdom gives a wise person more protection than ten rulers in a city.

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

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!