1-2. Lazy people are no better than dung; they are repulsive, and no one wants to get near them.
3. It is a disgrace to a father to have an undisciplined child, especially if it is a daughter.
4. A sensible daughter will get a husband, but a shameless daughter brings her father grief.
5. A girl with no sense of propriety will disgrace both her husband and her father; neither will have any respect for her.
6. Lecturing your children can sometimes be as out of place as singing to people in mourning, but a whipping is a wise choice of discipline at any time.
7. Trying to teach a fool is like gluing a broken pot together again, like waking someone out of a deep sleep.
8. Explaining something to a fool is like explaining it to a sleepy person; when you have finished, he'll say, “What was that again?”
21-22. Even if you have a violent argument with a friend, and speak sharply, all is not lost. You can still make it up with him. But any friend will leave you if you insult him, if you are arrogant, if you reveal his secrets, or if you turn on him unexpectedly.