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• The mind of a fool is like a broken jar; it will hold no knowledge. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 14)

• A fool's narration is like a burden on a journey, but delight will be found in the speech of the intelligent. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 16)

• Like a house that has vanished, so is wisdom to a fool; and the knowledge of the ignorant is unexamined talk. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 18)

• A fool raises his voice when he laughs, but a clever man smiles quietly. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 20)

• The foot of a fool rushes into a house, but a man of experience stands respectfully before it. (Ecclesiasticus 22, 22)

• He who teaches a fool is like one who glues potsherds together, or who rouses a sleeper from deep slumber. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 7)

• He who tells a story to a fool tells it to a drowsy man; and at the end he will say, "What is it?" (Ecclesiasticus 23, 8)

• Weep for the dead, for he lacks the light; and weep for the fool, for he lacks intelligence; weep less bitterly for the dead, for he has attained rest; but the life of the fool is worse than death. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 11)

• Mourning for the dead lasts seven days, but for a fool or an ungodly man it lasts all his life. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 12)

• What is heavier than lead? And what is its name except "Fool"? (Ecclesiasticus 23, 14)

• Fences set on a high place will not stand firm against the wind; so a timid heart with a fool's purpose will not stand firm against any fear. (Ecclesiasticus 23, 18)

• Remember your father and mother when you sit among great men; lest you be forgetful in their presence, and be deemed a fool on account of your habits; then you will wish that you had never been born, and you will curse the day of your birth. (Ecclesiasticus 24, 14)