15. The poor have a hard life,but being content is as goodas an endless feast.
16. It's better to obey the Lordand have only a little,than to be very richand terribly confused.
17. A simple meal with loveis better than a feastwhere there is hatred.
18. Losing your tempercauses a lot of trouble,but staying calmsettles arguments.
19. Being lazy is like walkingin a thorn patch,but everyone who does rightwalks on a smooth road.
20. Children with good sensemake their parents happy,but foolish childrenare hateful to them.
21. Stupidity brings happinessto senseless fools,but everyone with good sensefollows the straight path.
22. Without good adviceeverything goes wrong—it takes careful planningfor things to go right.
23. Giving the right answerat the right timemakes everyone happy.