Catholic Public Domain Version

Proverbs 15:17-21 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

17. It is better to be called to vegetables with charity, than to a fatted calf with hatred.

18. A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.

19. The way of the slothful is like a hedge of thorns. The way of the just is without offense.

20. A wise son gladdens the father. But the foolish man despises his mother.

21. Folly is gladness to the foolish. And the prudent man sets his own steps in order.