3. The rich do wrong and boast of it,while the poor are wronged and beg forgiveness.
4. As long as the rich can use you they will enslave you,but when you are down and out they will abandon you.
5. As long as you have anything they will live with you,but they will drain you dry without remorse.
6. When they need you they will deceive youand smile at you and raise your hopes;they will speak kindly to you and say, “What do you need?”
7. They will embarrass you at their dinner parties,and finally laugh at you.Afterwards, when they see you, they will pass you by,and shake their heads at you.
8. Be on guard: do not act too boldly;do not be like those who lack sense.
9. When the influential draw near, keep your distance;then they will urge you all the more.
10. Do not draw too close, lest you be rebuffed,but do not keep too far away lest you be regarded as an enemy.
11. Do not venture to be free with them,do not trust their many words;For by prolonged talk they will test you,and though smiling they will probe you.
12. Mercilessly they will make you a laughingstock,and will not refrain from injury or chains.
13. Be on your guard and take carenever to accompany lawless people.
15. Every living thing loves its own kind,and we all love someone like ourselves.
16. Every living being keeps close to its own kind;and people associate with their own kind.