14. The lev of him that hath understanding seeketh da'as, but the peh (mouth) of kesilim feedeth on folly.
15. All the days of the oni are ra'im, but he that is of a tov lev hath a mishteh tamid (a continual feast).
16. Better is little with the Yirat Hashem than otzar rav (great treasure) and trouble therewith.
17. Better is a meal of yarak (vegetables) where love is, than a fatted calf and sinah (hatred) therewith.
18. An ish chemah (angry man) stirreth up madon (strife), but he that is slow to anger pacifies a quarrel.
19. The derech (road) of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is a thorny hedge, but the orach yesharim (way of the upright) is a highway.
20. A ben chacham maketh glad an av, but a kesil adam despiseth immo.
21. Folly is simchah to him that is destitute of lev [of discernment], but an ish tevunah walketh uprightly.
22. Without counsel, plans go amiss, but in the multitude of yo'atzim (counsellors) they are established.
23. An ish hath simchah in the apt reply of his peh (mouth), and a timely davar, mah tov (how good!)
24. The Orach Chayyim leads upward to the wise, in order that he may depart from Sheol beneath.
25. Hashem will destroy the bais of the proud, but he will maintain the boundary of the almanah.
26. The thoughts of the rah are a to'evah to Hashem, but the words of the tehorim (pure ones) are pleasant.
27. He that is greedy of unjust gain troubleth his own bais, but he that hateth mattanot (bribes) shall live.
28. The lev tzaddik studieth how to answer, but the peh (mouth) of the resha'im poureth out evil things.