16. Woe to you, O land, whose king is a lad and whose princes feast in the morning.
17. Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time-for strength and not for drunkenness.
18. Through indolence the rafters sag, and through slackness the house leaks.
19. Men prepare a meal for enjoyment, and wine makes life merry, and money is the answer to everything.
20. Furthermore, in your bedchamber do not curse a king, and in your sleeping rooms do not curse a rich man, for a bird of the heavens will carry the sound and the winged creature will make the matter known.