Proverbs 14:3-5

Revised Standard Version

³ The talk of a fool is a rod for his back,^[a]
    but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
⁴ Where there are no oxen, there is no^[b] grain;
    but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
⁵ A faithful witness does not lie,
    but a false witness breathes out lies.