6. When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.
7. When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.
8. Gossip is so tasty — how we love to swallow it!
9. A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.
10. The Lord is like a strong tower, where the righteous can go and be safe.
11. Rich people, however, imagine that their wealth protects them like high, strong walls round a city.
12. No one is respected unless he is humble; arrogant people are on the way to ruin.