3. Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made whole.
4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
5. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.
6. The laughter of the fool is as the crackling of thorns under a pot, and this also (the laughter or prosperity of the fool) is vanity.
7. Surely oppression makes a wise man mad, and a gift destroys the heart.
8. Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and he who has suffered in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9. Do not be hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
10. Never say, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
11. Knowledge is good with an inheritance and is the excellency of those that see the sun.
12. For knowledge is a defence, and money is a defence; but wisdom excels in that it gives life to those that have it.
13. Consider the work of God; for who can make straight that which he has twisted?
14. In the day of good enjoy that which is good, but in the day of adversity open your eyes and learn: God also has made the one (the day of adversity) before the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.
15. All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perishes for his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongs his days by his wickedness.
16. Do not be too legalistic; neither make thyself over wise in thine own eyes: why should thou destroy thyself?