67. Three rejoicings followed by sorrow: a wooer's, a thief's, a tale-bearer's.
68. Three sorrows that are better than joy: the heaviness of a herd feeding on mast, the heaviness of a ripe field,[49] the heaviness of a wood under mast.
[49] 'Of a ripening field,' BM.
69. Three rejoicings that are worse than sorrow: the joy of a man who has defrauded another, the joy of a man who has perjured himself, the joy of a man who has committed parricide.[50]
[50] 'Of a man who has slain his brother in contesting his land,' BM.
70. The three worst welcomes: a handicraft in the same house with the inmates, scalding water upon the feet, salt food without a drink.
[71.] Three unfortunate things for the son of a peasant: marrying into the family of a franklin, attaching himself to the retinue of a king, consorting with thieves.
[72.] Three unfortunate things for a householder: proposing to a bad woman, serving a bad chief, exchanging for bad land.
73. Three excellent things for a householder: proposing to a good woman, serving a good chief, exchanging for good land.