1
Don't become an enemy instead of a friend. If you get a bad name, you will also inherit shame and reproach, as is the case with the deceitful sinner.
2
Don't be enamored of your own intelligence lest your strength be taken captive like a bull.
3
You will devour your leaves, destroy your fruit, and leave yourself like a withered tree.
4
If you have a bad soul, it will destroy you; it will make you a joke to your enemies.
Friendship
5 Pleasant speech gains more friends for itself, and a sweet-speaking tongue will multiply pleasant exchanges.
6
Let those who are at peace with you be many, but let only one in a thousand be your advisor.
7
If you make friends, test them thoroughly and don't trust them quickly.