<p class="poetry">The crown of the wise is their riches,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but the folly<n id="2" /> of fools is folly.p>

<p class="poetry">The naive inherit<n id="1" /> folly,p> <p class="poetry">but the shrewd<n id="2" /> are crowned<n id="3" /> with knowledge.p>

<p class="poetry">A foolish scheme<n id="1" /> is sin,p> <p class="poetry">and the scorner is an abomination to people.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The shrewd person<n id="1" /> conceals<n id="2" /> knowledge,p> <p class="poetry">but foolish people<n id="3" /> publicize folly.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">Every shrewd<n id="1" /> person acts with knowledge,p> <p class="poetry">but a fool displays<n id="2" /> his folly.p>

<p class="poetry">A person who has a quick temper<n id="1" /> does foolish things,p> <p class="poetry">and a person with crafty schemes<n id="2" /> is hated.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who is slow to anger has great understanding,p> <p class="poetry">but the one who has a quick temper<n id="1" /> exalts<n id="2" /> folly.p>

<p class="poetry">The tongue of the wise<n id="1" /> treats knowledge correctly,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the mouth of the fool spouts out<n id="3" /> folly.p>

<p class="poetry">The discerning heart seeks knowledge,p> <p class="poetry">but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">but one who has understanding<n id="2" /> follows an upright course.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">Insight<n id="1" /> is like<n id="2" /> a life-giving fountain<n id="3" /> to the one who possesses it,p> <p class="poetry">but folly leads to the discipline of fools.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">The one who gives an answer<n id="1" /> before he listens<n id="2" /> &#8211;p> <p class="poetry">that is his folly and his shame.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">A person&#8217;s folly<n id="1" /> subverts<n id="2" /> his way,p> <p class="poetry">and<n id="3" /> his heart rages<n id="4" /> against the <sc>Lordsc>.p>

<p class="poetry">Folly is bound up<n id="1" /> in the heart of a child,<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">but the rod of discipline<n id="3" /> will drive it far from him.p>