8. Honoring a foolis as foolish as tying a stone to a slingshot.
9. A proverb in the mouth of a foolis like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.
10. An employer who hires a fool or a bystanderis like an archer who shoots at random.
11. As a dog returns to its vomit,so a fool repeats his foolishness.
12. There is more hope for foolsthan for people who think they are wise.
13. The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road!Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”
14. As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,so the lazy person turns over in bed.
15. Lazy people take food in their handbut don’t even lift it to their mouth.
16. Lazy people consider themselves smarterthan seven wise counselors.