5. To whom will they be generous that are stingy with themselvesand do not enjoy what is their own?
6. None are worse than those who are stingy with themselves;they punish their own avarice.
7. If ever they do good, it is by mistake;in the end they reveal their meanness.
8. Misers are evil people,they turn away and disregard others.
9. The greedy see their share as not enough;greedy injustice dries up the soul.
10. The eye of the miserly is rapacious for food,but there is none of it on their own table.
11. My son, if you have the means, treat yourself well,and enjoy life as best you can.