3 Aggravation is better than merrimentbecause a sad face may lead to a glad heart.
4 The wise heart is in the house that mourns,but the foolish heart is in the house that rejoices.
5 It is better to obey the reprimand of the wisethan to listen to the song of fools,
6 because the fool’s merrimentis like nettles crackling under a kettle.That too is pointless.
7 Oppression turns the wise into fools;a bribe corrupts the heart.
8 The end of something is better than its beginning.Patience is better than arrogance.
9 Don’t be too quick to get angrybecause anger lives in the fool’s heart.