16The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
17He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.
18As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
19So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?
20Without wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no secret talk, argument is ended.