2. A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghill: Every man that takes it up will shake out his hand.
3. A father has shame in having begotten an uninstructed son; And a foolish daughter is born to his loss.
4. A prudent daughter shall inherit a husband of her own; And she that brings shame is the grief of her father.
5. She that is bold brings shame upon father and husband; And she shall be despised of them both.
6. Unseasonable discourse is as music in mourning; But stripes and correction are wisdom at every season.
7. He that teaches a fool is as one that glues a potsherd together; Even as one that wakes a sleeper out of a deep sleep.
8. He that discourseth to a fool is as one discoursing to a man that slumbereth; And at the end he will say, What is it?
11. Weep for the dead, for light has failed him; And weep for a fool, for understanding has failed him: Weep more sweetly for the dead, because he has found rest; But the life of the fool is worse than death.
12. Seven days are the days of mourning for the dead; But for a fool and an ungodly man, all the days of his life.
13. Talk not much with a foolish man, And go not to one that has no understanding: Beware of him, lest you have trouble; And so you shall not be defiled in his onslaught: Turn aside from him, and you shall find rest; And so you shall not be wearied in his madness.