A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool's provocation is heavier than both.
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
A worthless man plots evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire. A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
It is better to live in a corner of the housetop than in a house shared with a quarrelsome wife.
It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
Condemnation is ready for scoffers, and beating for the backs of fools.
A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.
One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
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