9. A wise saying spoken by a foolis like a thorn stuck in the hand of a drunk.
10. Someone might employ a foolish person or anyone just passing by.That employer is like an archer who shoots at anything he sees.
11. A dog eats what it throws up.And a foolish person repeats his foolishness.
12. Some people think they are wise.There is more hope for a foolish person than for them.
13. The lazy person says, “There’s a lion in the road.There’s a lion in the streets!”
14. The lazy person is like a door that turns back and forth on its hinges.He stays in bed and turns over and over.
15. The lazy person may put his hand in the dish.But he’s too tired to lift the food to his mouth.
16. The lazy person thinks he is wiserthan seven people who give sensible answers.
17. To grab a dog by the ears is asking for trouble.So is interfering in someone else’s quarrel if you’re just passing by.
18-19. A person shouldn’t trick his neighborand then say, “I was just joking!”That is like a madman shootingdeadly, burning arrows.
20. Without wood, a fire will go out.And without gossip, quarreling will stop.
21. Charcoal and wood keep a fire going.In the same way, a quarrelsome person keeps an argument going.
22. The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food.People take them all in.