1. Many have sinned because of money,and whoever seeks to get morewill turn a blind eye.
2. A stake is drivenbetween cracks in stones,and sin will be wedgedbetween selling and buying.
3. If people don’t remain mindfulof the respect due the Lord,their houses will be quickly overthrown.
4. When a sieve is shaken,rubbish remains behind;so in the process of reasoning,a person’s flaws appear.
5. A kiln tests a potter’s jars,and decision making tests a person.
6. A tree’s fruit revealshow well it has been cultivated.In the same way, reasoning makes plaina person’s thoughts.
7. Don’t praise peopleuntil after they present an argument,for this is how people are tested.