15. All the days of the afflicted are evil,But he who is of a merry heart has a continual feast.
16. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,Than great treasure with trouble.
17. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is,Than a fatted calf with hatred.
18. A wrathful man stirs up strife,But he who is slow to anger allays contention.
19. The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,But the way of the upright is a highway.
20. A wise son makes a father glad,But a foolish man despises his mother.
21. Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment,But a man of understanding walks uprightly.
22. Without counsel, plans go awry,But in the multitude of counselors they are established.
23. A man has joy by the answer of his mouth,And a word spoken in due season, how good it is!
24. The way of life winds upward for the wise,That he may turn away from hell below.
25. The Lord will destroy the house of the proud,But He will establish the boundary of the widow.
26. The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord,But the words of the pure are pleasant.