1. As dead flies spoil the perfumer’s oil,so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
2. The mind of the wise tends toward the right,but the mind of the fool toward the left.
3. Fools lack all sense even when they walk down the street;they show everyone that they are fools.
4. If a ruler’s temper rises against you,don’t leave your post, because calmness alleviates great offenses.
5. There’s an evil that I have seen under the sun: the kind of mistake that comes from people in power.
6. Fools are appointed to high posts, while the rich sit in lowly positions.
7. I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes walk on foot like slaves.
8. Whoever digs a pit may fall into it,and whoever breaks through a wallmay be bitten by a snake.