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.