7. Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.
8. The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.
9. A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
10. The heart knoweth its own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with its joy.
11. The house of the wicked shall be overthrown; But the tent of the upright shall flourish.
12. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; But the end thereof are the ways of death.
13. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; And the end of mirth is heaviness.
14. The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways; And a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
15. The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going.