18. You should not go forth on the way with an audacious man, lest perhaps he may burden you with his evils. For he goes forth according to his own will, and you will perish with him in his folly.
19. You should not start a conflict with an angry man, and you should not go into the desert with an audacious man. For shedding blood is nothing to him, and in a place where there is no help for you, he will overthrow you.
20. You should not hold counsel with the foolish. For they are not able to love anything except what pleases them.
21. You should not take counsel in the sight of an outsider. For you do not know what he will do next.
22. You should not reveal your heart to every man, lest perhaps he may offer a false kindness to you, and then speak reproachfully about you.