13. At the beginning their words are folly;at the end they are wicked madness –
14. and fools multiply words.No one knows what is coming –who can tell someone else what will happen after them?
15. The toil of fools wearies them;they do not know the way to town.
16. Woe to the land whose king was a servantand whose princes feast in the morning.
17. Blessed is the land whose king is of noble birthand whose princes eat at a proper time –for strength and not for drunkenness.
18. Through laziness, the rafters sag;because of idle hands, the house leaks.
19. A feast is made for laughter,wine makes life merry,and money is the answer for everything.
20. Do not revile the king even in your thoughts,or curse the rich in your bedroom,because a bird in the sky may carry your words,and a bird on the wing may report what you say.