1 A wise son accepts his father’s discipline, But a scoffer shall not listen to rebuke.
2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eats the good, But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
3 He who watches over his mouth guards his being, But he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
4 The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.