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• The talk of the foolish is like a burden on a journey. But in the lips of the understanding, grace will be found. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 19)

• A foolish man lifts up his voice in laughter. But a wise man will not even laugh quietly to himself. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 23)

• The feet of the foolish step easily into his neighbor’s house. But an experienced man will be apprehensive in the presence of the powerful. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 25)

• A senseless man will gaze through a window into the house. But a man who has been well-taught will stand outside. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 26)

• The lips of the imprudent will describe senseless things. But the words of the prudent will be weighed on a balance. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 28)

• The hearts of the foolish are in their mouths. But the mouths of the wise are with their hearts. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 29)

• An undisciplined son is the shame of his father, but an undisciplined daughter will be to his degradation. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 3)

• A prudent daughter brings an inheritance to her husband. But she who causes shame will be a disgrace to him who conceived her. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 4)

• An untimely explanation is like music in a time of mourning. But the sharp correction and doctrine of wisdom are ever timely. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 6)

• But the wicked life of a wicked fool is worse than death. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 12)

• The mourning for the dead is seven days; but for the foolish and the impious, it is all the days of their life. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 13)

• What is heavier than lead? And what else can he be called but foolish? (Ecclesiasticus 22, 17)