17. Yet truly, while listening to these things, consider it as if it were a dream, and you will awaken.
18. Love God for your entire life, and call upon him for your salvation.
19. Every animal loves its own kind; so also every man loves those closest to himself.
20. All flesh will join with whatever is similar to itself, and every man will associate with whomever is similar to himself.
21. If a wolf would at any time have fellowship with a lamb, so also would a sinner have fellowship with the just.
22. What fellowship does a holy man have with a dog? Or what portion do the wealthy have with the poor?
23. In the desert, the wild donkey is the prey of the lion. So also are the poor the pasture of the rich.
24. And just as humility is an abomination to the arrogant, so also does the rich man abhor the poor man.
25. When a wealthy man has been shaken, he is strengthened by his friends. But when a lowly man has fallen, he is expelled even by those who know him well.
26. When a rich man has been deceived, many will help him recover; he has spoken arrogantly, and yet they justify him.
27. When a poor man has been deceived, in addition he is rebuked; he has spoken with understanding, and no place is given to him.
28. The rich man has spoken, and all remain silent, and they repeat his words, even to the clouds.
29. The poor man has spoken, and they say: "Who is this?" And if he stumbles, they will overthrow him.