9. If you have children, calamity will be theirs;and if you beget them, it will be only for groaning.When you stumble, there is lasting joy;and when you die, you become a curse.
10. All that is nought returns to nought,so too the godless—from void to void.
11. The human body is a fleeting thing,but a virtuous name will never be annihilated.
12. Have respect for your name, for it will stand by youmore than thousands of precious treasures.
13. The good things of life last a number of days,but a good name, for days without number.
15. Better is the person who hides his follythan the one who hides his wisdom.
17. Before father and mother be ashamed of immorality,before prince and ruler, of falsehood;
18. Before master and mistress, of deceit;before the public assembly, of crime;Before associate and friend, of disloyalty,
19. and in the place where you settle, of theft.Be ashamed of breaking an oath or a covenant,and of stretching your elbow at dinner;Of refusing to give when asked,
21. of rebuffing your own relatives;Of defrauding another of his appointed share,
22. Of trifling with a servant girl you have,of violating her bed;Of using harsh words with friends,of following up your gifts with insults;