A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes feast in the morning!

Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?

It is better to go to a funeral than a feast. For death is the destiny of every person, and the living should take this to heart.