15:12. A corrupt man loveth not one that reproveth him: nor will he go to the wise.
15:13. A glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by grief of mind the spirit is cast down.
15:14. The heart of the wise seeketh instruction: and the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15:15. All the days of the poor are evil: a secure mind is like a continual feast.
15:16. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great treasures without content.
15:17. It is better to be invited to herbs with love, than to a fatted calf with hatred.
15:18. A passionate man stirreth up strifes: he that is patient appeaseth those that are stirred up.
15:19. The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns: the way of the just is without offence.
15:20. A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.
15:21. Folly is joy to the fool: and the wise man maketh straight his steps.