12 Wise words bring approval,but fools are destroyed by their own words.
13 Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions,so their conclusions will be wicked madness;
14 they chatter on and on.No one really knows what is going to happen;no one can predict the future.
15 Fools are so exhausted by a little workthat they can’t even find their way home.
16 What sorrow for the land ruled by a servant,the land whose leaders feast in the morning.
17 Happy is the land whose king is a noble leaderand whose leaders feast at the proper timeto gain strength for their work, not to get drunk.
18 Laziness leads to a sagging roof;idleness leads to a leaky house.