13. Don’t be too fond of sleep; you’ll end up in the poorhouse.Wake up and get up; then there’ll be food on the table.
14. The shopper says, “That’s junk—I’ll take it off your hands,”then goes off boasting of the bargain.
15. Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledgeis better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems.
16. Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger;beware of accepting what a transient has pawned.