12The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is evil madness.

14A fool multiplies words, though no man knows what is to be, and who can tell him what will be after him?

15The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.

16Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!

17Happy are you, O land, when your king is the son of the nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

18Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through indolence the house leaks.

19Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.

20Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.