²¹ Foolish behaviour is joy to the unwise; but a man of good sense makes his way straight.

²³ It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.

¹⁵ Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

²⁸ And he said to man, Truly the fear of the Lord is wisdom, and to keep from evil is the way to knowledge.

¹⁰ The fear of the Lord is the best part of wisdom: all those who keep his laws are wise: his praise is eternal.

¹² He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

⁹ In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

¹⁶ The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

¹⁸ As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,

¹⁹ So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

¹³ Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.