14. The lev of him that hath understanding seeketh da'as, but the peh (mouth) of kesilim feedeth on folly.
15. All the days of the oni are ra'im, but he that is of a tov lev hath a mishteh tamid (a continual feast).
16. Better is little with the Yirat Hashem than otzar rav (great treasure) and trouble therewith.
17. Better is a meal of yarak (vegetables) where love is, than a fatted calf and sinah (hatred) therewith.
18. An ish chemah (angry man) stirreth up madon (strife), but he that is slow to anger pacifies a quarrel.
19. The derech (road) of the atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is a thorny hedge, but the orach yesharim (way of the upright) is a highway.
20. A ben chacham maketh glad an av, but a kesil adam despiseth immo.
21. Folly is simchah to him that is destitute of lev [of discernment], but an ish tevunah walketh uprightly.