4. He who does evil listens to lips of wickedness, and the liar gives heed to the tongue of mischief.
5. He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.
6. The crown of the elderly are grandchildren, and the glory of children is their fathers.
7. Fine speech is not becoming a fool, still less is false speech for a ruler.
8. The bribe is a stone of magic in the eyes of its owner; everywhere he will turn, he will prosper.
9. He who forgives an affront fosters love, but he who waits on a matter will alienate a friend.
10. A rebuke strikes him who understands deeper than one hundred blows to a fool.