Proverbs 14:4-15

⁴Where there are no cattle the feeding trough is clean, but an abundant crop can come by the strength of an ox.

⁵A faithful witness does not lie, but a false witness breathes out lies.

⁶A mocker seeks wisdom and there is none, but knowledge comes easy to the one who is discerning.

⁷Walk away from a foolish person, for you will not find knowledge on his lips.

⁸The wisdom of the prudent person is to understand his own way, but the folly of fools is deception.

⁹Fools mock when the guilt offering is sacrificed, but among the upright favor is shared.

¹⁰The heart knows its own bitterness and no stranger shares its joy.

¹¹The house of wicked people will be destroyed, but the tent of upright people will flourish.

¹²There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end only leads to death.

¹³A heart can laugh but still be in pain and joy may end up being grief.

¹⁴The one who is not faithful will get what his ways deserve, but a good person will get what is his.

¹⁵The one who is naive believes everything, but the prudent man thinks about his steps.