12  The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor,¹

but the lips of a fool consume him.

13  The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,

and the end of his talk is evil madness.

14  A fool ^hmultiplies words,

though ⁱno man knows what is to be,

and ^jwho can tell him what will be after him?

15  The toil of a fool wearies him,

for he does not know the way to the city.