13. A glad heart makes good a face, But by sorrow of heart the spirit is stricken.
14. The heart of the understanding one seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
15. All the days of the afflicted are evil, But gladness of heart is a continual feast.
16. Better is a little with the fear of יהוה, Than great treasure with trouble.
17. Better is a meal of vegetables where love is, Than a fatted calf with hatred.
18. A man of wrath stirs up strife, But he who is patient appeases strife.
19. The way of a lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the straight is a highway.
20. A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
21. Folly is joy to one lacking heart, But a man of understanding walks straight.
22. Without counsel, plans go wrong, But by great counsellors they are established.
23. A man has joy by the answer of his mouth, And how good is a word spoken in its season!
24. The path of life is upward for the wise, To turn away from the grave below.
25. יהוה tears down the house of the proud, And He sets up the boundary of the widow.
26. Evil thoughts are an abomination to יהוה, But pleasant words are clean.
27. He who is greedy for gain, troubles his own house, But he who hates bribes lives.
28. The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, But the mouth of the wrong pours out evil.
29. יהוה is far from the wrong ones, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.