In context
1The wisest of women builds her house, but folly tears it down with her own hands. 2Whoever walks in uprightness fears Yahweh, but the one whose ways are crooked despises him. 3In the mouth of the senseless is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them. 4Where there are no oxen the manger is clean, but a rich harvest comes by the strength of an ox.
