¹⁶ Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

³ And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He `is' a fool.'

² The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

¹⁷ because of this become not fools, but -- understanding what `is' the will of the Lord,

²⁰ Brethren, become not children in the understanding, but in the evil be ye babes, and in the understanding become ye perfect;

¹⁹ for your obedience did reach to all; I rejoice, therefore, as regards you, and I wish you to be wise, indeed, as to the good, and harmless as to the evil;

¹⁶ `Lo, I do send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves, be ye therefore wise as the serpents, and simple as the doves.

¹³ Lo, My servant doth act wisely, He is high, and hath been lifted up, And hath been very high.

²⁴ Proud, haughty, scorner `is' his name, Who is working in the wrath of pride.

²² An abomination to Jehovah `are' lying lips, And stedfast doers `are' his delight.

²³ A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

⁵ Good `is' the man -- gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

²⁵ `Let not, I pray thee, my lord set his heart to this man of worthlessness, on Nabal, for as his name `is' so `is' he; Nabal `is' his name, and folly `is' with him; and I, thine handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord whom thou didst send;

¹⁷ `And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he `is' too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'

¹⁰ And Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, `Who `is' David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master;

¹¹ and I have taken my bread, and my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered for my shearers, and have given `it' to men whom I have not known whence they `are'!'