11
Don't pretend to be his equal or trust everything he says. In spite of all of his long and polite conversation, he is testing you.
12
If a person does not keep confidences, he is cruel; he will not hesitate to hurt you or have you put in jail.
13
Keep your secrets to yourself and be very careful, for you are always walking on dangerous ground.
15
Every creature prefers its own kind, and people are no different.
16
Just as animals of the same species flock together, so people keep company with people like themselves.
17
A sinner has no more in common with a devout person than a wolf has with a lamb.
18
Rich people have no more in common with poor people than hyenas have with dogs.
19
The rich hunt down the poor just as lions hunt down wild donkeys in the open country.
20
Arrogant people have nothing but scorn for the humble, and the rich think of the poor in the same way.
21
When a rich person stumbles, his friends will steady him, but if a poor person falls, his friends will have nothing to do with him.