he makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the constellations of the southern sky;

A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred blows on a fool.

A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

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

Can you tie the bands of the Pleiades, or release the cords of Orion?

The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

Leave the presence of a foolish person, or you will not understand wise counsel.

It is better for a person to meet a mother bear being robbed of her cubs, than to encounter a fool in his folly.

Whoever brings a fool into the world does so to his grief, and the father of a fool has no joy.

Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person, but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth.

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in disclosing what is on his mind.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.

The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

A foolish child is the ruin of his father, and a contentious wife is like a constant dripping.

Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own estimation.

Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence, so is sending a message by the hand of a fool.

Like an archer who wounds at random, so is the one who hires a fool or hires any passer-by.

Like a dog that returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.