CHAP. XVIII.
1 ‖ 1.1 THrough desire a man having separated him∣self, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom a 1.2.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding b 1.3, but that his heart may discover itself c 1.4.
3 When the wicked cometh d 1.5, then cometh also contempt e 1.6, and with ignominy reproach f 1.7.
4 * 1.8 The words of a mans g 1.9 mouth are as deep waters h 1.10, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook i 1.11.
5 * 1.12 It is not good k 1.13 to accept the person l 1.14 of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6 A fools lips enter into contention m 1.15, and his mouth calleth for strokes n 1.16.
7 * 1.17 A fools mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his Soul.
8 * 1.18 The words of a ‖ 1.19 tale-bearer o 1.20 are ‖ 1.21 as wounds p 1.22, ‖ 1.23 and they go down into the † 1.24 in nermost parts of the belly q 1.25.