15
The children of the ungodly will not put forth many branches; they are unhealthy roots upon sheer rock.
16
The reeds by any water or river bank will be plucked up before any grass.
17
Kindness is like a garden of blessings, and almsgiving endures for ever.
18
Life is sweet for the self-reliant and the worker, but he who finds treasure is better off than both.
19
Children and the building of a city establish a man's name, but a blameless wife is accounted better than both.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.