14:1. A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built.
14:2. He that walketh in the right way, and feareth God, is despised by him that goeth by an infamous way.
14:3. In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride: but the lips of the wise preserve them.
14:4. Where there are no oxen, the crib is empty: but where there is much corn, there the strength of the ox is manifest.
14:5. A faithful witness will not lie: but a deceitful witness uttereth a lie.
14:6. A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy.
14:7. Go against a foolish man, and he knoweth not the lips of prudence.
14:8. The wisdom of a discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth.
14:9. A fool will laugh at sin, but among the just grace shall abide.
14:10. The heart that knoweth the bitterness of his own soul, in his joy the stranger shall not intermeddle.