1. Wine is a mocker, strong drink a brawler, and any who go astray by it are not wise.
2. Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king; he who provokes him forfeits his life.
3. It is honorable for the man to refrain from strife, but every fool will be quick to quarrel.
4. The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing.