Proverbs 9:4

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!”

To him who lacks a heart of wisdom she says,

Proverbs 9:16

“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here,”

And to him who lacks a heart of wisdom she says,

On the lips of the one who has understanding, wisdom is found,

But a rod is for the back of him who lacks a heart of wisdom.

I passed by the field of the sluggard

And by the vineyard of the man lacking a heart of wisdom,

And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles;

Nettles have covered its surface,

And its stone wall has been torn down.

And I beheld, I set my heart upon it;

I saw, I received discipline.

“A little sleep, a little slumber,

A little folding of the hands to rest,”

Then your poverty will come as a robber

And your want like an armed man.

Do not promote your majesty in the presence of the king,

And in the place of great men do not stand;

For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,”

Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of a noble,

Whom your eyes have seen.