1-2. Don’t envy bad people;don’t even want to be around them.All they think about is causing a disturbance;all they talk about is making trouble.
3-4. It takes wisdom to build a house,and understanding to set it on a firm foundation;It takes knowledge to furnish its roomswith fine furniture and beautiful draperies.
5-6. It’s better to be wise than strong;intelligence outranks muscle any day.Strategic planning is the key to warfare;to win, you need a lot of good counsel.
7. Wise conversation is way over the head of fools;in a serious discussion they haven’t a clue.
8-9. The person who’s always cooking up some evilsoon gets a reputation as prince of rogues.Fools incubate sin;cynics desecrate beauty.
10. If you fall to pieces in a crisis,there wasn’t much to you in the first place.