1. Don’t brashly announce what you’re going to do tomorrow;you don’t know the first thing about tomorrow.
2. Don’t call attention to yourself;let others do that for you.
3. Carrying a log across your shoulderswhile you’re hefting a boulder with your armsIs nothing compared to the burdenof putting up with a fool.
4. We’re blasted by anger and swamped by rage,but who can survive jealousy?
5. A spoken reprimand is betterthan approval that’s never expressed.
6. The wounds from a lover are worth it;kisses from an enemy do you in.
7. When you’ve stuffed yourself, you refuse dessert;when you’re starved, you could eat a horse.
15-16. A nagging spouse is likethe drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet;You can’t turn it off,and you can’t get away from it.
23-27. Know your sheep by name;carefully attend to your flocks;(Don’t take them for granted;possessions don’t last forever, you know.)And then, when the crops are inand the harvest is stored in the barns,You can knit sweaters from lambs’ wool,and sell your goats for a profit;There will be plenty of milk and meatto last your family through the winter.