17Better a dinner of vegetables where there's love than eating meat with hatred.
18Short-tempered people stir up trouble, but those slow to anger calm things down.
19The way of lazy people is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the good is an open highway.
20A wise son makes his father happy, but a stupid man despises his mother.
21Stupidity makes people with no sense happy, but sensible people do what is right.
22Plans fall apart without good advice, but with plenty of advisors they're successful.