3. Do something evil, and people won’t like you.Do something shameful, and they will make fun of you.
4. Understanding people’s words is as hard as getting water out of a deep well.But understanding wisdom is as easy as getting water from a flowing stream.
5. It is not good to honor the wicked.Nor is it good to be unfair to the innocent.
6. A fool’s words start quarrels.They make people want to give him a beating.
7. A fool’s words will ruin him.He will be trapped by his own words.
8. The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food.People take them all in.
9. A person who doesn’t work hardis just like a person who destroys things.