He who has wealth has friends and relations; he alone survives and is respected as a man.

There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked man is saturated with it.

For the moon though one, dispels the darkness, which the stars, though numerous, do not.

He who forsakes his own community and joins another perishes as the king who embraces an unrighteous path.

Whores don’t live in company of poor men, citizens never support a weak company and birds don’t build nests on a tree that doesn’t bear fruits.

Wicked ones are like fire. Even if pu on hea, they burn only. They do not leave unhurt even their well - wishers and benefactors.

Sinfully acquired wealth may remain for ten years; in the eleventh year it disappears with even the original stock.