7. And he will shame you by his meats, Until he have made you bare twice or thrice, And at the last he will laugh you to scorn: Afterward will he see you, and will forsake you, And shake his head at you.
8. Beware that you be not deceived, and brought low in your mirth.
9. If a mighty man invite you, be retiring, And so much the more will he invite you.
10. Press not upon him, lest you be thrust back; And stand not far off, lest you be forgotten.
11. Affect not to speak with him as an equal, And believe not his many words: For with much talk will he try you, And in a smiling manner will search you out.
12. He that keeps not to himself words spoken is unmerciful; And he will not spare to hurt and to bind.
13. Keep them to yourself, and take earnest heed, For you walk in peril of your falling.
15. Every living creature loves his like, And every man loves his neighbor.
16. All flesh consorts according to kind, And a man will cleave to his like.
17. What fellowship shall the wolf have with the lamb? So is the sinner to the godly.
18. What peace is there between the hyena and the dog? And what peace between the rich man and the poor?
19. Wild asses are the prey of lions in the wilderness; So poor men are pasture for the rich.
20. Lowliness is an abomination to a proud man; So a poor man is an abomination to the rich.
21. A rich man when he is shaken is held up of his friends; But one of low degree being down is thrust away also by his friends.