3. Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
4. The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools in the house of mirth.
5. It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools.
6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
7. Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8. Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.