16:22 Insight 1 is like 2 a life-giving fountain 3 to the one who possesses it,
but folly leads to the discipline of fools. 4
16:23 A wise person’s heart 5 makes his speech wise 6
and it adds persuasiveness 7 to his words. 8
16:24 Pleasant words are like 9 a honeycomb, 10
sweet to the soul and healing 11 to the bones.
16:25 There is a way that seems right to a person, 12
but its end is the way that leads to death. 13
16:26 A laborer’s 14 appetite 15 works on his behalf, 16
for his hunger 17 urges him to work. 18
16:27 A wicked scoundrel 19 digs up 20 evil,
and his slander 21 is like a scorching fire. 22
16:28 A perverse person 23 spreads dissension,
and a gossip separates the closest friends. 24
16:29 A violent person 25 entices 26 his neighbor,
and leads him down a path that is terrible. 27
16:30 The one who winks his eyes 28 devises perverse things,
and 29 one who compresses his lips 30 brings about 31 evil.
16:31 Gray hair is like 32 a crown of glory; 33
it is attained 34 in the path of righteousness. 35
16:32 Better to be slow to anger 36 than to be a mighty warrior,
and one who controls his temper 37 is better than 38 one who captures a city. 39
16:33 The dice are thrown into the lap, 40
but their every decision 41 is from the Lord. 42