16 A fool says, “I have no friendsnor thanks for my generosity.”Those who eat his bread have a mocking tongue.
17 How many will ridicule him, and how often!
18 A slip on the floor is better than a slip of the tongue;in like manner the downfall of the wicked comes quickly.
19 A coarse person, an untimely story;the ignorant are always ready to offer it.
20 A proverb spoken by a fool is unwelcome,for he does not tell it at the proper time.
21 There is a person whose poverty prevents him from sinning,but when he takes his rest he has no regrets.
22 There is a person who is destroyed through shame,and ruined by foolish posturing.