3 Sin and shame go together. Lose your honour, and you will get scorn in its place.
4 A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.
5 It is not right to favour the guilty and prevent the innocent from receiving justice.
6 When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.
7 When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.
8 Gossip is so tasty — how we love to swallow it!
9 A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive.