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.
9. Whoever quarries stones may be injured by them;whoever splits logsmay be endangered by them.