17Eating meals with people whom you love and having only vegetables to eat is better than eating with people who hate each other and having lots of good meat to eat.
18Those who quickly become angry cause arguments/quarreling, but those who do not quickly become angry cause people to act peacefully.
19Lazy people constantly have difficulties MET; it is as though they are walking through thorns; but those who are honest and hard-working will have few difficulties; it is as though they are walking on a level highway MET.
20Children who are wise cause their parents to be happy; it is foolish children who despise their parents.
21Foolish people are happy to continually act foolishly; those who have good sense do what is right.
22If there is no one to give us good advice, we will not accomplish what we are planning to do; but when we have many good advisors, we will succeed.