1-2. Lazy people are no better than dung; they are repulsive, and no one wants to get near them.
3. It is a disgrace to a father to have an undisciplined child, especially if it is a daughter.
4. A sensible daughter will get a husband, but a shameless daughter brings her father grief.
5. A girl with no sense of propriety will disgrace both her husband and her father; neither will have any respect for her.
6. Lecturing your children can sometimes be as out of place as singing to people in mourning, but a whipping is a wise choice of discipline at any time.
7. Trying to teach a fool is like gluing a broken pot together again, like waking someone out of a deep sleep.