14. As a door turns on its hinges,so a sluggard turns on his bed.
15. A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16. A sluggard is wiser in his own eyesthan seven people who answer discreetly.
17. Like one who grabs a stray dog by the earsis someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
18. Like a maniac shootingflaming arrows of death
19. is one who deceives their neighbourand says, ‘I was only joking!’
20. Without wood a fire goes out;without gossip a quarrel dies down.
21. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire,so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.
22. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;they go down to the inmost parts.
23. Like a coating of silver dross on earthenwareare fervent lips with an evil heart.