14 A fool multiplies words,though no man knows what is to be;who can tell him what will be after him?
15 The labor of the foolish makes him weary,such that he does not know the way to the city!
16 Woe to you, O land, when your king is a lad,and your princes are feasting in the morning!
17 Happy are you, O land, when your king is from nobility,and your princes are feasting at the appropriate time—with self-control and not drunkenness!
18 The roof beams sink in with slothfulness,and with the idleness of one’s hands the house drips.
19 They make feasts for laughter,and wine gladdens life;but money resolves everything.
20 Even in your mind do not curse the king;and in your bedchamber do not curse the rich;for a bird in the sky may carry your voice,and a winged creature may declare the matter.