9. Some people have successin bad circumstances,and there’s a windfall that resultsin loss.
10. There’s a gift that won’t profit you,and there’s a gift that will bringtwice the return.
11. There are losses sufferedfor the sake of one’s reputation,and there are people who have raisedtheir heads from humiliation.
12. There are those who buy a lot for a little,and they pay for it seven times over.
13. Wise people make themselvesdearly loved by means of words,but fools pour out gifts.