7. In the manner of a lame man who has beautiful legs to no purpose, so also is a parable unfit for the mouth of the foolish.
8. Just like one who casts a stone into the pile of Mercury, so also is he who gives honor to the foolish.
9. In the manner of a thorn, if it were to spring up from the hand of a drunkard, so also is a parable in the mouth of the foolish.
10. Judgment determines cases. And whoever imposes silence on the foolish mitigates anger.
11. Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.
12. Have you seen a man who seems wise to himself? There will be greater hope held for the unwise than for him.
13. The lazy one says, "There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads."
14. Just as a door turns upon its hinges, so also does the lazy one turn upon his bed.
15. The lazy one conceals his hand under his arms, and it is a labor for him to move it to his mouth.
16. The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.
17. Just like one who takes hold of a dog by the ears, so also is he who crosses impatiently and meddles in the quarrels of another.