1. The lazy man is pelted with a dirty stone, and all will speak about his rejection.
2. The lazy man is pelted with the dung of oxen, and all who touch him will brush off their hands.
3. An undisciplined son is the shame of his father, but an undisciplined daughter will be to his degradation.
4. A prudent daughter brings an inheritance to her husband. But she who causes shame will be a disgrace to him who conceived her.
5. She who is bold shames her father and her husband, and she will not be less offensive to the impious. For she will be held in dishonor by both.
6. An untimely explanation is like music in a time of mourning. But the sharp correction and doctrine of wisdom are ever timely.
7. Whoever teaches the foolish is like someone who glues together a broken pot.
8. Whoever explains a word to one who is not listening is like someone who suddenly awakens a sleeping person from a deep sleep.