1
The idler is like a filthy stone, and every one hisses at his disgrace.
2
The idler is like the filth of dunghills; anyone that picks it up will shake it off his hand.
3
It is a disgrace to be the father of an undisciplined son, and the birth of a daughter is a loss.
4
A sensible daughter obtains a husband of her own, but one who acts shamefully is a grief to her father.
5
An impudent daughter disgraces father and husband, and is despised by both.
6
Like music in time of mourning is ill-timed conversation, but a thrashing and discipline are at all times wisdom.
9
Whoever teaches a fool is like one who glues potsherds together, or who rouses a sleeper from deep slumber.
10
Whoever tells a story to a fool tells it to a drowsy man; and at the end he will say, "What is it?"
11
Weep for the dead, for he has left the light behind; and weep for the fool, for he has left intelligence behind. Weep less bitterly for the dead, for he is at rest; but the life of the fool is worse than death.