✧1A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment. Copy✧2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion. Copy✧3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace. Copy✧4The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook. Copy✧5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice. Copy✧6A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. Copy✧7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul. Copy✧8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts. Copy✧9