<p class="poetry">Those who are wise<n id="1" /> store up<n id="2" /> knowledge,p> <p class="poetry">but foolish speech<n id="3" /> leads to imminent<n id="4" /> destruction.p>

<p class="poetry">The one who troubles<n id="1" /> his family<n id="2" /> will inherit nothing,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and the fool<n id="4" /> will be a servant to the wise person.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">The fruit of the righteous is like<n id="1" /> a tree producing life,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and the one who wins souls<n id="3" /> is wise.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The way of a fool<n id="1" /> is right<n id="2" /> in his own opinion,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who listens to advice is wise.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Speaking recklessly<n id="1" /> is like the thrusts of a sword,p> <p class="poetry">but the words<n id="2" /> of the wise bring<n id="3" /> healing.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A wise son accepts<n id="1" /> his father&#8217;s discipline,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but a scoffer<n id="3" /> does not listen to rebuke.p>

<p class="poetry">Instruction<n id="1" /> from the wise<n id="2" /> is like<n id="3" /> a life-giving fountain,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">to turn<n id="5" /> a person<n id="6" /> from deadly snares.<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who associates<n id="1" /> with the wise grows wise,p> <p class="poetry">but a companion of fools suffers harm.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">In<n id="1" /> the speech<n id="2" /> of a fool is a rod for his back,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but the words<n id="4" /> of the wise protect them.p>

<p class="poetry">A wise person is cautious<n id="1" /> and turns from evil,p> <p class="poetry">but a fool throws off restraint<n id="2" /> and is overconfident.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The tongue of the wise<n id="1" /> treats knowledge correctly,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the mouth of the fool spouts out<n id="3" /> folly.p>

<p class="poetry">The lips of the wise spread<n id="1" /> knowledge,p> <p class="poetry">but not so the heart of fools.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A wise child<n id="1" /> brings joy to his father,p> <p class="poetry">but a foolish person<n id="2" /> despises<n id="3" /> his mother.p>

<p class="poetry">The person<n id="1" /> who hears the reproof that leads to life<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">is at home<n id="3" /> among the wise.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A king&#8217;s wrath<n id="1" /> is like<n id="2" /> a messenger of death,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but a wise person appeases it.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who is wise in heart<n id="1" /> is called<n id="2" /> discerning,p> <p class="poetry">and kind speech<n id="3" /> increases persuasiveness.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A wise person&#8217;s heart<n id="1" /> makes his speech wise<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and it adds persuasiveness<n id="3" /> to his words.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Even a fool who remains silent is considered<n id="1" /> wise,p> <p class="poetry">and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The discerning person<n id="1" /> acquires knowledge,p> <p class="poetry">and the wise person<n id="2" /> seeks<n id="3" /> knowledge.p>

<p class="poetry">A wise king separates out<n id="1" /> the wicked;p> <p class="poetry">he turns the threshing wheel over them.<n id="2" />p>