10. A rebuke makes a greater impression on a discerning person than a hundred lashes on a fool.
11. An evil man seeks only rebellion, and so a cruel messenger will be sent against him.
12. Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to deal with a fool in his folly.
13. Whoever rewards evil for good— evil will never leave his house.
14. The beginning of strife is like letting out water— so stop a quarrel before it breaks out.