22 Even if you beat fools half to death, you still can't beat their foolishness out of them.
23 Look after your sheep and cattle as carefully as you can,
24 because wealth is not permanent. Not even nations last forever.
25 You cut the hay and then cut the grass on the hillsides while the next crop of hay is growing.
26 You can make clothes from the wool of your sheep and buy land with the money you get from selling some of your goats.
27 The rest of the goats will provide milk for you and your family, and for your servant women as well.