11. Be wise, my child, and I will be happy; I will have an answer for anyone who criticizes me.
12. Sensible people will see trouble coming and avoid it, but an unthinking person will walk right into it and regret it later.
13. Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts deserves to have his own property held to guarantee payment.
14. You might as well curse your friends as wake them up early in the morning with a loud greeting.
15. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip on a rainy day.
16. How can you keep her quiet? Have you ever tried to stop the wind or ever tried to hold a handful of oil?
17. People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron.
18. Take care of a fig tree and you will have figs to eat. Servants who take care of their master will be honoured.