16. The atzel (sluggard, lazy one) is chacham in his own eyes, more than seven that give an excellent answer.
17. He that passeth by, and meddleth in a quarrel that doth not belong to him, is like one that taketh a kelev by the oznayim.
18. As a mad man who shooteth firebrands, khitzim (arrows), and mavet,
19. So is the ish that deceiveth his re'a, and saith, Am I not just having a laugh?
20. Where no wood is, there the eish goeth out; so where there is no nirgan (gossip, slanderer, talebearer), the strife dieth down.
21. As charcoal is to burning coals, and wood to eish; so is a contentious ish to kindle strife.