7. The legs of the pisei'ach (lame man) hang limp; so is a mashal in the peh (mouth) of kesilim.
8. As he that bindeth an even (stone) in a sling, so is he that giveth kavod to a kesil (fool).
9. As a thornbush goeth up into the yad of a shikkor, so is a mashal in the peh (mouth) of kesilim.
10. Like an archer wounding all, so is he that hireth the kesil (fool), or hireth the passerby.
11. As a kelev returneth to his vomit, so a kesil (fool) returneth to his folly.
12. Seest thou an ish chacham in his own eyes? There is more tikvah (hope) for a kesil (fool) than for him.
13. The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) saith, There is a lion in the derech; an ari is in the rechovot.