15. Acting justly is a joy to the righteous,but dreaded by those who do evil.
16. People who wander from the path of insightwill rest in the company of the dead.
17. Those who love pleasure end up poor;lovers of wine and oil won’t get rich.
18. The wicked are a ransom for the righteous;the treacherous will be punished in the place of the virtuous.
19. Better to live in a wildernessthan in a house with a contentious and angry woman.