14. The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15. All the days of the poor are evil: a secure mind is like a continual feast.
16. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content,
17. It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred.
18. A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.
19. The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; the way of the just is without offence.
20. A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.