3 Sorrow is better than laughter,because sober reflection is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,but the heart of fools is in the house of merrymaking.
5 It is better for a person to receive a rebuke from those who are wisethan to listen to the song of fools.
6 For like the crackling of quick-burning thorns under a cooking pot,so is the laughter of the fool.This kind of folly also is useless.
7 Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool;likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning;likewise, patience is better than pride.
9 Do not let yourself be quickly provoked,for anger resides in the lap of fools.