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• An enemy may have sweetness on his lips, and in his heart a scheme to throw you into the ditch. An enemy may have tears in his eyes, but if he gets a chance there can never be too much blood for him. (Ecclesiasticus 12, 16)

• If you meet with misfortune, you will find him there before you, and, pretending to help you, he will trip you up. (Ecclesiasticus 12, 17)

• Do not try to carry a burden too heavy for you, do not associate with someone more powerful and wealthy than yourself. Why put the clay pot next to the iron cauldron? It will only break when they bang against each other. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 2)

• The rich does wrong and takes a high line; the poor is wronged and has to beg for pardon. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 3)

• He will make you feel small at his dinner parties and, having cleaned you out two or three times over, will end by laughing at you. Afterwards, when he sees you, he will avoid you and shake his head about you. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 7)

• When an influential person invites you, show reluctance, and he will press his invitation all the more. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 9)

• Do not thrust yourself forward, in case you are pushed aside, but do not stand aloof, or you will be overlooked. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 10)

• Do not affect to treat him as an equal, do not trust his flow of words; since all this talking is expressly meant to test you, under cover of geniality he will be weighing you up. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 11)

• Pitiless is anyone who retails gossip; he will not spare you either blows or chains. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 12)

• Every living thing loves its own sort, and every man his fellow. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 15)

• Every creature mixes with its kind, and human beings stick to their own sort. (Ecclesiasticus 13, 16)

• What peace can there be between hyena and dog? And what peace between rich and poor? (Ecclesiasticus 13, 18)