17. Better a meal of vegetables where there is lovethan a fattened ox where there is hatred.
18. A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension,but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
19. The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns,but the path of the upright is like a highway.
20. A wise child brings joy to his father,but a foolish person despises his mother.
21. Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense,but one who has understanding follows an upright course.
22. Plans fail when there is no counsel,but with abundant advisers they are established.
23. A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer,and a word at the right time – how good it is!