12. One who is not clever can never be taught,but there is a cleverness filled with bitterness.
13. The knowledge of the wise wells up like a flood,and their counsel like a living spring.
14. A fool’s mind is like a broken jar:it cannot hold any knowledge at all.
15. When the intelligent hear a wise saying,they praise it and add to it.The wanton hear it with distasteand cast it behind their back.
16. A fool’s chatter is like a load on a journey,but delight is to be found on the lips of the intelligent.
17. The views of the prudent are sought in an assembly,and their words are taken to heart.