17. Happy are you, O land, when your king is a son of nobles, and your princes eat at the proper time— in self-control and not in drunkenness!
18. By laziness the rafters sag, and by idle hands the house leaks.
19. A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life glad— but money is the answer for everything.
20. Do not ridicule the king— even in your thoughts, nor curse the rich in your bedroom. For a bird of the air may carry your voice, and a winged creature may report your words.