11. Be wise, my child, and make my heart glad.Then I will be able to answer my critics.
12. A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.
13. Get security from someone who guarantees a stranger’s debt.Get a deposit if he does it for foreigners.
14. A loud and cheerful greeting early in the morningwill be taken as a curse!
15. A quarrelsome wife is as annoyingas constant dripping on a rainy day.
16. Stopping her complaints is like trying to stop the windor trying to hold something with greased hands.
17. As iron sharpens iron,so a friend sharpens a friend.
18. As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
19. As a face is reflected in water,so the heart reflects the real person.
20. Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied,so human desire is never satisfied.