Gossip and rumor are evil; easy to lift up, heavy to carry, and hard to put down again.
Mortals grow swiftly in misfortune.
An income means life to wretched mortals, but it is a terrible fate to die among the waves.
Often even a whole city suffers for a bad man who sins and contrives presumptuous deeds.
Labor is no disgrace.
He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.