4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
5. It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.
7. Surely oppression makes a wise man mad; and a bribe destroys the heart.
8. Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9. Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
10. Say you not, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for you do not inquire wisely concerning this.
11. Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.