23. Whether little or much, be content with what you have:then you will hear no reproach as a parasite.
24. It is a miserable life to go from house to house,for where you are a guest you dare not open your mouth.
25. You will entertain and provide drink without being thanked;besides, you will hear these bitter words:
26. “Come here, you parasite, set the table,let me eat the food you have there!
27. Go away, you parasite, for one more worthy;for my relative’s visit I need the room!”
28. Painful things to a sensitive personare rebuke as a parasite and insults from creditors.