He that begetteth a fool [doeth it] to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
A wicked [man] taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
Wisdom [is] before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool [are] in the ends of the earth.
A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
Also to punish the just [is] not good, [nor] to strike princes for equity.
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: [and] he that shutteth his lips [is esteemed] a man of understanding.
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh [and] intermeddleth with all wisdom.
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
