15. Lazy people may put their hands in the dish,but they are too tired to lift the food to their mouths.
16. The lazy person thinks he is wiserthan seven people who give sensible answers.
17. Interfering in someone else’s quarrel as you pass byis like grabbing a dog by the ears.
18. Like a madman shootingdeadly, burning arrows
19. is the one who tricks a neighborand then says, “I was just joking.”
20. Without wood, a fire will go out,and without gossip, quarreling will stop.
21. Just as charcoal and wood keep a fire going,a quarrelsome person keeps an argument going.
22. The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food;people like to gobble them up.
23. Kind words from a wicked mindare like a shiny coating on a clay pot.
24. Those who hate you may try to fool you with their words,but in their minds they are planning evil.
25. People’s words may be kind, but don’t believe them,because their minds are full of evil thoughts.