15. He isn't generous with anything but criticism, which he will shout for all the world to hear. If he lends you something today, he'll want it back tomorrow. (Don't you hate people like that?)
16. Then that fool will say, “Nobody likes me. Nobody appreciates what I do for them. They'll take what I give them, but then talk about me behind my back.”
17. And he's right — he's a constant joke to everyone.
18. A slip of the tongue is worse than a slip on the pavement; the wicked will go to ruin just as suddenly as a person slips and falls.
19. An impolite person is like one of those indecent stories that ignorant people are always telling.
20. Nobody takes a proverb seriously when some fool quotes it at the wrong time.
21. If a person is too poor to afford sin, he can rest without a guilty conscience.
22. You can lose all your self-respect by being reluctant to speak up in the presence of stupidity.
23. If you promise a friend something because you are too bashful to say no, you're making an enemy needlessly.
24. Lying is an ugly blot on a person's character, but ignorant people do it all the time.
25. A thief is better than a habitual liar, but both are headed for ruin.
26. A liar has no honour. He lives in constant disgrace.
27. Speak wisely, and you will get ahead in the world. Influential people appreciate good sense.
28. They will excuse your errors if they like you, so cultivate the soil and reap the harvest!
29. Gifts and bribes make even the wise blind to the truth, and prevent them from being honest in their criticism.