<p class="poetry">Luxury is not appropriate<n id="1" /> for a fool;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">how much less for a servant to rule over princes!<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like cutting off the feet or drinking violence,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">so is sending<n id="2" /> a message by the hand of a fool.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Like a bird that wanders<n id="1" /> from its nest,p> <p class="poetry">so is a person who wanders from his home.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">There is a way that seems right to a person,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but its end is the way that leads to death.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">It is a snare<n id="1" /> for a person<n id="2" /> to rashly cry,<n id="3" /> &#8220;Holy!&#8221;p> <p class="poetry">and only afterward to consider<n id="4" /> what he has vowed.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">It is the glory of God<n id="1" /> to conceal<n id="2" /> a matter,p> <p class="poetry">and it is the glory of a king to search out a matter.p>

<p class="poetry">A poor person makes supplications,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but a rich man answers harshly.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Suddenly<n id="1" /> a woman came out to meet him!p> <p class="poetry">She was dressed like a prostitute<n id="2" /> and with secret intent.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not reprove<n id="1" /> a mocker or<n id="2" /> he will hate you;p> <p class="poetry">reprove a wise person and he will love you.p>

<p class="poetry">A person<n id="1" /> is praised in accordance with<n id="2" /> his wisdom,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who has a twisted mind<n id="3" /> is despised.p>

<p class="poetry">It is better to live<n id="1" /> in a desert land<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">than with a quarrelsome and easily-provoked<n id="3" /> woman.p>

<p class="poetry">The wealth<n id="1" /> of a rich person is like<n id="2" /> a strong city,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">and it is like a high wall in his imagination.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who keeps the law<n id="1" /> is a discerning child,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but a companion of gluttons brings shame<n id="3" /> to his parents.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">A good person obtains favor from the <sc>Lordsc>,p> <p class="poetry">but the <sc>Lordsc><n id="1" /> condemns a person with wicked schemes.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">All the days<n id="1" /> of the afflicted<n id="2" /> are bad,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but one with<n id="4" /> a cheerful heart has a continual feast.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">Wine<n id="1" /> is a mocker<n id="2" /> and strong drink is a brawler;p> <p class="poetry">whoever goes astray by them is not wise.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do you see<n id="1" /> a man wise in his own eyes?<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">There is more hope for a fool<n id="3" /> than for him.p>

<p class="poetry">A kind person<n id="1" /> benefits<n id="2" /> himself,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">but a cruel person brings himself trouble.<n id="4" />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">The mouth of a fool is his ruin,p> <p class="poetry">and his lips are a snare for his life.<n id="1" />p>