The Value of Diligence

Folly is set in many high places and the rich sit in a low place. The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor but the lips of a fool consume him. Through sloth the roof sinks in and through indolence the house leaks. Bread is made for laughter in wine gladdens life and money answers everything. Even in your thought do not curse the king nor in your bedchamber curse the rich. Remove vexation from your mind and put away pain from your body. For youth and the dawn of life are vanity.