18 Losing your tempercauses a lot of trouble,but staying calmsettles arguments.
19 A lazy person refusesto clear a thorny path,but everyone who does rightwalks on a smooth road.
20 Children with good sensemake their parents happy,but foolish childrendespise them.
21 Stupidity brings happinessto senseless fools,but everyone with good sensefollows the straight path.
22 Without good adviceeverything goes wrong—it takes careful planningfor things to go right.
23 Giving the right answerat the right timemakes everyone happy.
24 All who are wise follow a roadthat leads upward to lifeand away from death.