✧1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment. Copy✧2A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions. Copy✧3With a wicked man comes contempt as well, and shame is accompanied by disgrace. Copy✧4The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. Copy✧5Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. Copy✧6A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. Copy✧7A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. Copy✧8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being. Copy✧9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.