8 If you dig a pit,you might fall in;if you break down a wall,a snake might bite you.
9 You could even get hurtby chiselling a stoneor chopping a log.
10 If you don't sharpen your axe,it will be harder to use;if you are clever,you'll know what to do.
11 The power to charm a snakedoes you no goodif it bites you anyway.
12 If you talk sensibly,you will have friends;if you talk foolishly,you will destroy yourself.
13 Fools begin with nonsense,and their stupid chatterends with disaster.
14 They never tire of talking,but none of us really knowwhat the future will bring.