10. Blockheads shouldn’t live on easy streetany more than workers should give orders to their boss.
11. Smart people know how to hold their tongue;their grandeur is to forgive and forget.
12. Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs;the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.
13. A parent is worn to a frazzle by a stupid child;a nagging spouse is a leaky faucet.
14. House and land are handed down from parents,but a congenial spouse comes straight from God.
15. Life collapses on loafers;lazybones go hungry.
16. Keep the rules and keep your life;careless living kills.
17. Mercy to the needy is a loan to God,and God pays back those loans in full.
18. Discipline your children while you still have the chance;indulging them destroys them.
19. Let angry people endure the backlash of their own anger;if you try to make it better, you’ll only make it worse.
20. Take good counsel and accept correction—that’s the way to live wisely and well.