¹A good name is better than fine perfume, ²It is better to enter a house of mourning ³Sorrow is better than laughter, ⁴The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, ⁵It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke ⁶For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, ⁷Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, ⁸The end of a matter is better than the beginning, ⁹Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, ¹⁰Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” ¹¹Wisdom, like an inheritance, is good, ¹²For wisdom, like money, is a shelter, ¹³Consider the work of God: ¹⁴In the day of prosperity, be joyful,