2. Think before you speak, and don't make any rash promises to God. He is in heaven and you are on earth, so don't say any more than you have to.
3. The more you worry, the more likely you are to have bad dreams, and the more you talk, the more likely you are to say something foolish.
4. So when you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible. He has no use for a fool. Do what you promise to do.
5. Better not to promise at all than to make a promise and not keep it.
6. Don't let your own words lead you into sin, so that you have to tell God's priest that you didn't mean it. Why make God angry with you? Why let him destroy what you have worked for?
7. No matter how much you dream, how much useless work you do, or how much you talk, you must still stand in awe of God.
8. Don't be surprised when you see that the government oppresses the poor and denies them justice and their rights. Every official is protected by the one over him, and both are protected by still higher officials.
9. Even a king depends on the harvest.
10. If you love money, you will never be satisfied; if you long to be rich, you will never get all you want. It is useless.
11. The richer you are, the more mouths you must feed. All you gain is the knowledge that you are rich.
12. Workers may or may not have enough to eat, but at least they can get a good night's sleep. The rich, however, have so much that they stay awake worrying.