<p class="poetry">He catches<n id="1" /> the wise in their own craftiness,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">and the counsel of the cunning<n id="3" /> is brought to a quick end.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">what wise men declare,p> <p class="poetry">hiding nothing,p> <p class="poetry">from the tradition of<n id="1" /> their ancestors,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Listen to my words, you wise men;p> <p class="poetry">hear<n id="1" /> me, you learned men.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">To discern<n id="1" /> the meaning of<n id="2" /> a proverb and a parable,<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">the sayings of the wise<n id="4" /> and their<n id="5" /> riddles.<n id="6" />p>

<p class="poetry">The wise inherit honor,p> <p class="poetry">but he holds fools up<n id="1" /> to public contempt.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The crown of the wise is their riches,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the folly<n id="2" /> of fools is folly.p>

<p class="poetry">The sluggard is wiser in his own estimation<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">than seven people who respond with good sense.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="poetry">A wise person&#8217;s good sense protects him,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but a fool&#8217;s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Those who think they are wise are as good as dead,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">those who think they possess understanding.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For the wise man, like<n id="1" /> the fool, will not be remembered for very long,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">because<n id="3" /> in the days to come, both will already have been forgotten.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">Alas,<n id="5" /> the wise man dies &#8211; just like<n id="6" /> the fool!p>

<p class="poetry">The wisest of her ladies<n id="1" /> answer;p> <p class="poetry">indeed she even thinks to herself,p>

<p class="poetry">He is wise in heart<n id="1" /> and mighty<n id="2" /> in strength<n id="3" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">who has resisted<n id="4" /> him and remained safe?<n id="5" />p>

<p class="poetry">&#8220;Does a wise man answer with blustery knowledge,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">or fill his belly<n id="2" /> with the east wind?<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Men of understanding say to me &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">any wise man listening to me says &#8211;p>

<p class="poetry">Therefore people fear him,p> <p class="poetry">for he does not regard all the wise in heart.&#8221;<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things!p> <p class="poetry">Let them consider the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s acts of loyal love!p>

<p class="poetry">(Let the wise also<n id="1" /> hear<n id="2" /> and gain<n id="3" /> instruction,p> <p class="poetry">and let the discerning<n id="4" /> acquire<n id="5" /> guidance!<n id="6" />)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">Give instruction<n id="1" /> to a wise person,<n id="2" /> and he will become wiser still;p> <p class="poetry">teach<n id="3" /> a righteous person and he will add to his<n id="4" /> learning.p>

<p class="poetry">The wise person<n id="1" /> accepts instructions,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the one who speaks foolishness<n id="3" /> will come to ruin.<n id="4" />p>