17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
    he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
18 (A)The wicked is a (B)ransom for the righteous,
    and the traitor for the upright.
19 It is (C)better to live in a desert land
    than with a quarrelsome and fretful woman.
20 (D)Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling,
    but a foolish man (E)devours it.

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