4. Don't give up your jobwhen your boss gets angry.If you stay calm,you'll be forgiven.
5. Some things rulers do are terribly unfair:
6. they honour fools, but dishonour the rich;
7. they let slaves ride on horses, but force slave owners to walk.
8. If you dig a pit,you might fall in;if you break down a wall,a snake might bite you.
9. You could even get hurtby chiselling a stoneor chopping a log.
10. If you don't sharpen your axe,it will be harder to use;if you are clever,you'll know what to do.
11. The power to charm a snakedoes you no goodif it bites you anyway.
12. If you talk sensibly,you will have friends;if you talk foolishly,you will destroy yourself.
13. Fools begin with nonsense,and their stupid chatterends with disaster.
14. They never tire of talking,but none of us really knowwhat the future will bring.