1He that separateth himself from God seeketh his own desires: at every sound wisdom is he enraged.
2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but in laying open what is in his heart.
3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with dishonorable acts, disgrace.
4Like deep waters are the words of a wise man's mouth, and a bubbling brook is the well-spring of wisdom.
5It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, to wrest the cause of the righteous in judgment.
6The lips of the fool come with contention, and his mouth calleth for blows.
7The mouth of the fool is a destruction to himself, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
8The words of a whisperer are as wounds, and they go down indeed into the innermost parts of the body.
9He also that showeth himself slothful in his work is a brother to the destroyer.