1. With three things I am delighted,for they are pleasing to the Lord and to human beings:Harmony among relatives, friendship among neighbors,and a wife and a husband living happily together.
2. Three kinds of people I hate,and I loathe their manner of life:A proud pauper, a rich liar,and a lecherous old fool.
3. In your youth you did not gather.How will you find anything in your old age?
4. How appropriate is sound judgment in the gray-haired,and good counsel in the elderly!
5. How appropriate is wisdom in the aged,understanding and counsel in the venerable!
6. The crown of the elderly, wide experience;their glory, the fear of the Lord.