6 Folly is set in great dignity,While the rich sit in a lowly place.
7 I have seen servants on horses,While princes walk on the ground like servants.
8 He who digs a pit will fall into it,And whoever breaks through a wall will be bitten by a serpent.
9 He who quarries stones may be hurt by them,And he who splits wood may be endangered by it.
10 If the ax is dull,And one does not sharpen the edge,Then he must use more strength;But wisdom brings success.
11 A serpent may bite when it is not charmed;The babbler is no different.
12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;