¹⁴ The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool `is' near ruin.

⁷ The mouth of a fool `is' ruin to him, And his lips `are' the snare of his soul.

⁸ The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

³ Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

¹⁰ Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.

⁹ Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increaseth learning.

⁶ because `it is' God who said, Out of darkness light `is' to shine, who did shine in our hearts, for the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁷ And we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us;

⁵² And he said to them, `Because of this every scribe having been discipled in regard to the reign of the heavens, is like to a man, a householder, who doth bring forth out of his treasure things new and old.'

⁴⁴ `Again, the reign of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found did hide, and from his joy goeth, and all, as much as he hath, he selleth, and buyeth that field.

³⁵ The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.

²³ Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

⁸ Whoso is getting heart is loving his soul, He is keeping understanding to find good.

¹⁵ The heart of the intelligent getteth knowledge, And the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge.

¹ For `an object of' desire he who is separated doth seek, With all wisdom he intermeddleth.

⁵ (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)