14. A gift given in secret soothes anger,and a bribe concealed in the cloak pacifies great wrath.
15. When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteousbut terror to evildoers.
16. Whoever strays from the path of prudencecomes to rest in the company of the dead.
17. Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
18. The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,and the unfaithful for the upright.
19. Better to live in a desertthan with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.