14. The heart of him who understands will seek knowledge, but the faces of fools, they will feed on folly.
15. All the days of the poor are hard, but goodness of heart is a continuous feast.
16. Better is little with the fear of Yahweh than great treasure and trouble with it.
17. Better is a dinner of vegetables when love is there than a fattened ox and hatred with it.
18. A man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife, but he who is slow to anger, he will calm contention.
19. The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.