9. Make your case with your opponent without revealing another’s secret;
10. otherwise, the one who hears will disgrace you,and you’ll never live it down.
11. A word spoken at the right timeis like gold apples on a silver tray.
12. A wise correction to a receptive ear is like a gold ring or an ornament of gold.
13. To those who send him, a trustworthy messengeris like the coolness of snow on a harvest day;he refreshes the life of his masters.
14. The man who boasts about a gift that does not existis like clouds and wind without rain.
15. A ruler can be persuaded through patience,and a gentle tongue can break a bone.