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• The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. (Ecclesiastes 10, 12)

• A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what will be after him? (Ecclesiastes 10, 14)

• The toil of a fool wearies him, so that he does not know the way to the city. (Ecclesiastes 10, 15)

• Do not consult with a fool, for he will not be able to keep a secret. (Ecclesiasticus 9, 17)

• A fool is ungracious and abusive, and the gift of a grudging man makes the eyes dim. (Ecclesiasticus 19, 18)

• With such a word a fool will suffer pangs like a woman in labor with a child. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 11)

• Like an arrow stuck in the flesh of the thigh, so is a word inside a fool. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 12)

• There is a cleverness which is abominable, but there is a fool who merely lacks wisdom. (Ecclesiasticus 20, 23)

• A wise man will be silent until the right moment, but a braggart and fool goes beyond the right moment. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 7)

• A fool's gift will profit you nothing, for he has many eyes instead of one. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 14)

• A fool will say, "I have no friend, and there is no gratitude for my good deeds; those who eat my bread speak unkindly." (Ecclesiasticus 21, 16)

• A proverb from a fool's lips will be rejected, for he does not tell it at its proper time. (Ecclesiasticus 21, 20)