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4. Whatsoever evil the foolish man doeth, it profiteth him not; and 
though he thinketh it to be even as honey, whensoever his evil deed pros- 
pereth then doth misery fall upon him. 
5. The foolish man when he hath strength in his body becometh 
wicked and striveth after the goods of another by force : the foolish man 
that hath little wisdom when his body is destroyed goeth down into hell. 
6. In the house it is the rat that maketh mischief : in the forest it is 
the monkey : among the birds it is the crow, and among men it is the teach¬ 
er of false doctrines .* 
7. The night seemeth long to the wakeful man : the way seemeth 
long unto him that journeyeth : likewise his life seemeth long to the foolish 
man that knoweth not the righteous law. 
8. The man that hath an evil mind seeth the fault of another though 
it he only as a sesamum seed : but though his own fault be as a cocoanut, 
he seeth it not. 
9. If thou wouldest be wise show not thy fault unto another, but 
strive to learn his fault. Wherefore should this be so P Hide thy faults 
as the turtle draweth in his head and his members, but mark well the faults 
of others. 
10. When the foolish man praiseth the wise, it is called chiding, but 
if the wise man praiseth the wise, then is it called praise indeed. 
11. Make a j>resent and thou shalt win the covetous : bow down be¬ 
fore him and thou shalt win the haughty : follow after himf and thou 
shalt win the foolish : speak the truth and thou shalt win the wise. Here 
endeth the hook concerning them that are wicked and foolish. 
Chaptee IV. 
1. If a stranger work for thine advantage then is he as thy brother, 
and if thy brother work not for thine advantage then is he as a stranger : so 
the sickness that is part of theej is not for thy profit, but the medicine 
that cometh from the desert § profiteth thee greatly. 
2. He that speaketh slightingly behind thy back, but speaketh kind¬ 
ly to thy face ; shun thou him as a friend that hath such an heart, as the 
bee avoideth the poison that is in the pot. 
3. If thy riches decrease thy friends cast thee off; likewise desert 
thee thy wife, thy children, and thy brethren ; only will they shelter them 
under thy riches : wherefore in the world thy greatest friend is thy wealth. 
4. In the world thou canst only know thy servant if he be good or 
bad when thou usest him : so only canst thou know thy brethren in the 
* Or Pongna or the Brahmin. j Or within thy body, 
f Or obey his will. § Or forest. 
