11. Don’t think that you can speakwith them as an equal,and don’t trust in theirlengthy conversations,because they will test youwith a lot of talking;and when they are smiling, they are really examining you.
12. Those who won’t guard your secretsare cruel,and they won’t spare youfrom mistreatmentand imprisonment.
13. Be on guard and pay attention,because you are tiptoeingaround your own downfall.
15. All living creatures love what is like them,and all people their neighbors.
16. All beings gather togetherwith their own kind,and people cling to thosewho are like them.
17. What does a wolf have in commonwith a lamb?So sinners have nothing in commonwith the godly.
18. What peace is therebetween a hyena and a dog?And what peace is therebetween the rich and the poor?
19. Wild asses in the desert are prey for lions;so the poor are feeding groundsfor the rich.
20. The arrogant detest humility;so the rich detest the poor.
21. When rich people stumble,they are supported by friends.But when the humble fall,their own friends push them away.