6. For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
7. Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
8. Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9. Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.