Proverbs 14:4-7 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

4. Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty. But where there are many crops, there the strength of the ox is manifest.

5. A faithful witness will not lie. But a deceitful witness offers a lie.

6. A mocker seeks wisdom and does not find it. The doctrine of the prudent is accessible.

7. Go against a foolish man, and he does not acknowledge lips of prudence.

Proverbs 14