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.
16. You should not promise beyond your ability. But if you do promise, consider how to fulfill it.
17. You should not judge against a judge. For he judges according to what is just.
18. You should not go forth on the way with an audacious man, lest perhaps he may burden you with his evils. For he goes forth according to his own will, and you will perish with him in his folly.
19. You should not start a conflict with an angry man, and you should not go into the desert with an audacious man. For shedding blood is nothing to him, and in a place where there is no help for you, he will overthrow you.
20. You should not hold counsel with the foolish. For they are not able to love anything except what pleases them.