1. Do not be a foe instead of a friend.A bad name, disgrace, and dishonor you will inherit.Thus the wicked, the double-tongued!
2. Do not fall into the grip of your passion,lest like fire it consume your strength.
3. It will eat your leaves and destroy your fruits,and you will be left like a dry tree.
4. For fierce passion destroys its ownerand makes him the sport of his enemies.
5. Pleasant speech multiplies friends,and gracious lips, friendly greetings.
6. Let those who are friendly to you be many,but one in a thousand your confidant.
7. When you gain friends, gain them through testing,and do not be quick to trust them.
8. For there are friends when it suits them,but they will not be around in time of trouble.
9. Another is a friend who turns into an enemy,and tells of the quarrel to your disgrace.