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.