The tongueof the wisemakesknowledgeacceptable,But the mouthof foolsspoutsfolly.
My heartoverflowswith a goodtheme;I addressmy versesto the King;My tongueis the penof a readywriter.
Behold,they belchforthwith their mouth;Swordsare in their lips,For, [they say], "Whohears?"
A prudentmanconcealsknowledge,But the heartof foolsproclaimsfolly.
Everyprudentmanactswith knowledge,But a fooldisplaysfolly.
A manhas joyin an aptanswer,And howdelightfulis a timelyword!
The heartof the righteouspondershow to answer,But the mouthof the wickedpoursout evilthings.
The lipsof the wisespreadknowledge,But the heartsof foolsare not so.
The heartof the wiseinstructshis mouthAnd addspersuasivenessto his lips.
That you may observediscretionAnd your lipsmay reserveknowledge.
Yet the foolmultiplieswords.Nomanknowswhatwill happen,and whocan tellhim whatwill comeafterhim?
For the dreamcomesthrough mucheffortand the voiceof a foolthrough manywords.
The LordGODhas givenMe the tongueof disciples,That I may knowhow to sustainthe wearyonewith a word.He awakens[Me] morningby morning,He awakensMy earto listenas a disciple.
