1. He that hath a mind to depart from a friend seeketh occasions: he shall ever be subject to reproach.
2. A fool receiveth not the words of prudence: unless thou say those things which are in his heart.
3. The wicked man when he is come into the depth of sine, contemneth: but ignominy and reproach follow him.
4. Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
5. It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to decline from the truth of judgment.
6. The lips of a fool intermeddle with strife: and his mouth provoketh quarrels.
7. The mouth of a fool is his destruction: and his lips are the ruin of his soul.