13. Anyone stupid enough to promise to be responsible for a stranger's debts deserves to have his own property held to guarantee payment.
14. You might as well curse your friends as wake them up early in the morning with a loud greeting.
15. A nagging wife is like water going drip-drip-drip on a rainy day.
16. How can you keep her quiet? Have you ever tried to stop the wind or ever tried to hold a handful of oil?
17. People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron.
18. Take care of a fig tree and you will have figs to eat. Servants who take care of their master will be honoured.