<p class="poetry">Is not wisdom found among the aged?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Does not long life bring understanding?p>

<p class="poetry">Discretion<n id="1" /> will protect you,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">understanding will guard you,p>

<p class="poetry">They are a nation devoid of wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">and there is no understanding among them.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Blessed<n id="1" /> is the one<n id="2" /> who finds<n id="3" /> wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">and the one who obtains<n id="4" /> understanding.p>

<p class="poetry">Carrying out a wicked scheme<n id="1" /> is enjoyable<n id="2" /> to a fool,p> <p class="poetry">and so is wisdom for the one who has discernment.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who is slow to anger has great understanding,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who has a quick temper<n id="1" /> exalts<n id="2" /> folly.p>

<p class="poetry">Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but one who has understanding<n id="2" /> follows an upright course.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The truly wise person<n id="1" /> restrains<n id="2" /> his words,p> <p class="poetry">and the one who stays calm<n id="3" /> is discerning.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who acquires wisdom<n id="1" /> loves himself;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">the one who preserves understanding will prosper.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Counsel<n id="1" /> in a person&#8217;s heart<n id="2" /> is like<n id="3" /> deep water,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">but an understanding person<n id="5" /> draws it out.p>

<p class="poetry">There is no wisdom and there is no understanding,p> <p class="poetry">and there is no counsel against<n id="1" /> the <sc>Lordsc>.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">All your allies<n id="1" /> will force<n id="2" /> you from your homeland!<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">Your treaty partners<n id="4" /> will deceive you and overpower you.p> <p class="poetry">Your trusted friends<n id="5" /> will set an ambush<n id="6" /> for<n id="7" /> youp> <p class="poetry">that will take you by surprise!<n id="8" />p>

<p class="poetry">No one thinks to himself,p> <p class="poetry">nor do they comprehend or understand and say to themselves:p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;I burned half of it in the fire &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">yes, I baked bread over the coals;p> <p class="poetry">I roasted meat and ate it.p> <p class="poetry">With the rest of it should I make a disgusting idol?p> <p class="poetry">Should I bow down to dry wood?&#8217;<n id="1" />p>