15. Patience can persuade a prince,and soft speech can break bones.
16. Do you like honey?Don’t eat too much, or it will make you sick!
17. Don’t visit your neighbors too often,or you will wear out your welcome.
18. Telling lies about othersis as harmful as hitting them with an ax,wounding them with a sword,or shooting them with a sharp arrow.
19. Putting confidence in an unreliable person in times of troubleis like chewing with a broken tooth or walking on a lame foot.
20. Singing cheerful songs to a person with a heavy heartis like taking someone’s coat in cold weatheror pouring vinegar in a wound.
21. If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat.If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.