Flies of death cause the ointment of the perfumer to stink, to putrefy; so does a little foolishness outweigh wisdom and honor.

A wise heart is to his right, but a fool's heart is to his left.

Also, when the fool walks on the way, his heart is lacking, and he says to everyone, 'He is a fool.'

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, do not leave your place; for the healing of sins, even great ones, will cause it to cease.

There is a bad thing which I have seen under the sun, like an error which goes out from before the ruler.

Foolishness is set in many high places, and the rich sit in low places.

I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the ground.

He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who breaks through a wall will be bitten by a snake.

He who moves stones will be hurt by them, and he who splits logs will be endangered by them.

If the iron is blunt, and he has not sharpened its face, then he must apply more strength; but wisdom is profitable to direct.

If the snake bites before it is charmed, then there is no advantage to the tongue-master.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow him.

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his mouth's talk is wicked madness.

And the fool multiplies words; man does not know what will be, and who can tell him what will be after him?

The labor of fools wearies them, because they do not know how to go to the city.

Woe to you, land, whose king is a youth, and whose princes eat in the morning.

Happy are you, land, whose king is a free man, and whose princes eat at the proper time, for strength and not for drunkenness.

Through laziness the roof sinks in, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.

They make a feast for laughter, and wine makes life merry, and money answers for everything.

Also, in your thought, O king, do not curse; and in your bedchamber do not curse the rich, for a bird of the sky will carry the voice, and a winged creature will report the matter.