For the laughter of a fool is like the crackling of thorns under a pot. This too is emptiness. He begins by talking nonsense and ends in mischief run mad. The fool wearies himself to death with all his labor, for he does not know the way to town. 16 Slander drives a wise man crazy and breaks a strong men's spirit.
Wisdom is better than possessions and an advantage to all who see the sun.
The mind of the wise man faces right, but the mind of the fool faces left. Even when he walks along the road, the fool shows no sense and calls everyone else a fool. A wise man knows in his heart the right time and method for action. It is not in man's power to restrain the wind, and no one has power over the day of death. In war no one can lay aside his arms, no wealth will save its possessor.