<p class="poetry">Leave the presence of a foolish person,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or<n id="2" /> you will not understand<n id="3" /> wise counsel.<n id="4" />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">A violent person<n id="1" /> entices<n id="2" /> his neighbor,p> <p class="poetry">and leads him down a path that is terrible.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">than one who is perverse in his speech<n id="2" /> and is a fool.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who goes about gossiping<n id="1" /> reveals secrets;p> <p class="poetry">therefore do not associate<n id="2" /> with someone who is always opening his mouth.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A poor person<n id="1" /> who walks in his integrity is betterp> <p class="poetry">than one who is perverse in his ways<n id="2" /> even though<n id="3" /> he is rich.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall<n id="2" /> at once.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who trusts in his own heart<n id="1" /> is a fool,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who walks in wisdom<n id="2" /> will escape.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">There are three things that are magnificent<n id="1" /> in their step,p> <p class="poetry">four things that move about magnificently:<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">If they say, &#8220;Come with us!p> <p class="poetry">We will<n id="1" /> lie in wait<n id="2" /> to shed blood;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">we will ambush<n id="4" /> an innocent person<n id="5" /> capriciously.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not say to your neighbor, &#8220;Go! Return tomorrowp> <p class="poetry">and I will give it,&#8221; when<n id="1" /> you have it with you at the time.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">growing brighter and brighter<n id="2" /> until full day.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">When you walk about,<n id="1" /> they<n id="2" /> will guide you;p> <p class="poetry">when you lie down, they will watch over you;p> <p class="poetry">when you wake up,<n id="3" /> they will talk<n id="4" /> to you.p>

<p class="poetry">Suddenly he went<n id="1" /> after herp> <p class="poetry">like an ox that goes to the slaughter,p> <p class="poetry">like a stag prancing into a trapper&#8217;s snare<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The scorner does not love<n id="1" /> one who corrects him;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he will not go to<n id="3" /> the wise.p>

<p class="poetry">Do not look on the wine when it is red,p> <p class="poetry">when it sparkles<n id="1" /> in the cup,p> <p class="poetry">when it goes down smoothly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">then, my child, do this in order to deliver yourself,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">because you have fallen into your neighbor&#8217;s power:<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">go, humble yourself,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and appeal firmly<n id="4" /> to your neighbor.p>