1. My son, don’t make yourself responsible for the debts of others. Don’t make such deals with friends or strangers.
2. If you do, your words will trap you.
3. You will be under the power of other people, so you must go and free yourself. Beg them to free you from that debt.
4. Don’t wait to rest or sleep.
5. Escape from that trap like a deer running from a hunter. Free yourself like a bird flying from a trap.
6. You lazy people, you should watch what the ants do and learn from them.
30-31. A hungry man might steal to fill his stomach. If he is caught, he must pay seven times more than he stole. It might cost him everything he owns, but other people understand. They don’t lose all their respect for him.