A prudentmanconcealsknowledge,But the heartof foolsproclaimsfolly.
And I arosein the night,I and a fewmenwith me. I did not tellanyonewhatmy Godwas puttinginto my mindto dofor Jerusalemand therewas noanimalwith me exceptthe animalon whichI was riding.
The officialsdid not knowwhereI had goneor whatI had done;norhad I as yettoldthe Jews,the priests,the nobles,the officialsor the restwho didthe work.
Wisemenstoreup knowledge,But with the mouthof the foolish,ruinis at hand.
When there are manywords,transgressionis unavoidable,But he who restrainshis lipsis wise.
He who goesabout as a talebearerrevealssecrets,But he who is trustworthyconcealsa matter.
Everyprudentmanactswith knowledge,But a fooldisplaysfolly.
Wisdomrestsin the heartof one who hasunderstanding,But in the heartsof foolsit is madeknown.
The tongueof the wisemakesknowledgeacceptable,But the mouthof foolsspoutsfolly.
A fooldoes not delightin understanding,But onlyin revealinghis own mind.
A foolalways loseshis temper,But a wisemanholdsit back.
Evenwhenthe foolwalksalong the road,his senseis lackingand he demonstratesto everyone[that] he is a fool.
So Saulsaidto his uncle,"He toldus plainlythat the donkeyshad been found."But he did not tellhim about the matterof the kingdomwhichSamuelhad mentioned.
