16. Hold tight to collateral on any loan to a stranger;beware of accepting what a transient has pawned.
17. Stolen bread tastes sweet,but soon your mouth is full of gravel.
18. Form your purpose by asking for counsel,then carry it out using all the help you can get.
19. Gossips can’t keep secrets,so never confide in blabbermouths.
20. Anyone who curses father and motherextinguishes light and exists benighted.
21. A bonanza at the beginningis no guarantee of blessing at the end.