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?
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.