12. No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.
13. Listen before you answer. If you don't you are being stupid and insulting.
14. Your will to live can sustain you when you are sick, but if you lose it, your last hope is gone.
15. Intelligent people are always eager and ready to learn.
16. Do you want to meet an important person? Take a gift and it will be easy.
17. The first to speak in court always seems right until his opponent begins to question him.
18. If two powerful men are opposing each other in court, casting lots can settle the issue.
19. Help your relatives and they will protect you like a strong city wall, but if you quarrel with them, they will close their doors to you.