8. If you dig a hole, you might fall into it. If you break down a wall, you might be bitten by a snake.
9. If you are moving large stones, you might be hurt by them. If you cut down a tree, you are in danger of it falling on you.
10. But wisdom will make any job easier. It is very hard to cut with a dull knife. But if you sharpen the knife, the job is easier.
11. Someone might know how to control snakes. But that skill is useless if a snake bites when that person is not around.
12. Words from the wise bring praise, but words from a fool bring destruction.
13. Fools begin by saying something foolish. But in the end, they speak nonsense.
14. Fools are always talking about what they will do, but you never know what will happen. People cannot tell what will happen in the future.