The lips of the wise disseminate knowledge, but the heart of fools is perverted. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves the man who pursues virtue. A glad heart lights up the face, but by mental anguish the spirit is broken. The mind of the intelligent man seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
Every day is miserable for the depressed, but a lighthearted man has a continual feast.
Better a dish of herbs where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it. An ill-tempered man stirs up strife, but a patient man allays discord. The way of the sluggard is hemmed in as with thorns, but the path of the diligent is a highway. A wise son makes his father glad, but a fool of a man despises his mother. 21 Folly is joy to the senseless man, but the man of understanding goes the straight way.