16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,
Than great treasure with trouble.
17 (B)Better is a dinner of [a]herbs where love is,
Than a fatted calf with hatred.

18 (C)A wrathful man stirs up strife,
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

19 (D)The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 15:17 Or vegetables

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