10. For from them, you will learn wisdom and intelligent doctrine, so as to serve great men without blame.
11. Do not allow the discourse of your elders to pass you by. For they have learned from their fathers.
12. And from them, you will learn understanding, and you will learn what response to give in a time of necessity.
13. You should not kindle the coals of sinners by arguing with them. For you might be scorched by the flame from the fire of their sins.
14. You should not stand against the face of a contemptuous person, otherwise he may sit down as if waiting in ambush against your words.
15. You should not lend to a man who is stronger than you. But if you do lend, consider it lost.