17
Hearken, O Lord, to the prayer of thy servants, according to the blessing of Aaron for thy people, and all who are on the earth will know that thou art the Lord, the God of the ages.
18
The stomach will take any food, yet one food is better than another.
19
As the palate tastes the kinds of game, so an intelligent mind detects false words.
20
A perverse mind will cause grief, but a man of experience will pay him back.
21
A woman will accept any man, but one daughter is better than another.
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.