12. Mockers resent correction, so they avoid the wise.
13. A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.
14. The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
15. All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16. Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.
17. Better a small serving of vegetables with love than a fattened calf with hatred.