Proverbs

¹⁴As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed. ¹⁵A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. ¹⁶A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly. ¹⁷Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own. ¹⁸Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death ¹⁹is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!” ²⁰Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.