17. Better a meal of vegetables where there is lovethan a fattened ox with hatred.
18. A hot-tempered man stirs up conflict, but a man slow to anger calms strife.
19. A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,but the path of the upright is a highway.
20. A wise son brings joy to his father,but a foolish man despises his mother.
21. Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,but a man with understanding walks a straight path.
22. Plans fail when there is no counsel,but with many advisers they succeed.
23. A man takes joy in giving an answer; and a timely word — how good that is!
24. For the discerning the path of life leads upward,so that he may avoid going down to Sheol.