17. Whoever loves pleasure becomes poor. Whoever loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18. The wicked is a ransom for the righteous and the faithless for the upright.
19. It is better to live in a desert land than with a quarrelsome, worrisome wife.
20. Precious treasure and oil are in a wise person’s dwelling, but a foolish person devours all he has.
21. Whoever pursues righteousness and mercy finds life, prosperity and honor.