3. Sorrow is better than laughter;when the face is sad, the heart grows wise.
4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,but the heart of fools is in the house of merriment.
5. It is better to listen to the rebuke of the wisethan to listen to the song of fools;
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot,so is the fool’s laughter.This also is vanity.
7. Extortion can make a fool out of the wise,and a bribe corrupts the heart.
8. Better is the end of a thing than its beginning;better is a patient spirit than a lofty one.
9. Do not let anger upset your spirit,for anger lodges in the bosom of a fool.
10. Do not say: How is it that former times were better than these? For it is not out of wisdom that you ask about this.
11. Wisdom is as good as an inheritanceand profitable to those who see the sun.
12. For the protection of wisdom is as the protection of money; and knowledge is profitable because wisdom gives life to those who possess it.
13. Consider the work of God. Who can make straight what God has made crooked?
14. On a good day enjoy good things, and on an evil day consider: Both the one and the other God has made, so that no one may find the least fault with him.