5It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools.
6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.
7Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad, and a gift destroyeth the heart.
8Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.
9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.
10Say not, How is it that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.