24 Better to live on the corner of a roofthan to share a house with a nagging wife.
25 Good news from a distant landis like cold water to a parched throat.
26 A righteous person who yields to the wicked is like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey or to seek glory after glory.
28 A man who does not control his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down.