15 All the days of the afflicted are bad, But a cheerful heart has a continual feast.
16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure and turmoil with it.
17 Better is a dish of vegetables where love is Than a fattened ox served with hatred.
18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.
19 The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.
20 A wise son makes a father glad, But a foolish man despises his mother.
21 Folly is joy to him who lacks sense, But a man of understanding walks straight.