4. Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean,but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.
5. A truthful witness does not lie,but a false witness breathes out lies.
6. The scorner seeks wisdom but finds none,but understanding is easy for a discerning person.
7. Leave the presence of a foolish person,or you will not understand wise counsel.
8. The wisdom of the shrewd person is to discern his way,but the folly of fools is deception.
9. Fools mock at reparation,but among the upright there is favor.
10. The heart knows its own bitterness,and with its joy no one else can share.
11. The household of the wicked will be destroyed,but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12. There is a way that seems right to a person,but its end is the way that leads to death.
13. Even in laughter the heart may ache,and the end of joy may be grief.
14. The backslider will be paid back from his own ways,but a good person will be rewarded for his.
15. A naive person believes everything,but the shrewd person discerns his steps.
16. A wise person is cautious and turns from evil,but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
17. A person who has a quick temper does foolish things,and a person with crafty schemes is hated.
18. The naive inherit folly,but the shrewd are crowned with knowledge.