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.

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.

The one who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will escape.

A fool lets fly with all his temper, but a wise person keeps it back.

The Proverbs of Solomon: A wise child makes a father rejoice, but a foolish child is a grief to his mother.