He who pampershis slavefrom childhoodWill in the endfind him to be a son.
And Abramsaid,"SinceYou have givennooffspringto me, onebornin my houseis my heir."
The rodand reproofgivewisdom,But a childwho getshis own waybringsshameto his mother.
Do you seea manwho is hastyin his words?There is morehopefor a foolthanfor him.
An angrymanstirsup strife,And a hot-temperedmanaboundsin transgression.
Underan unlovedwoman whenshe getsa husband,And a maidservantwhenshe supplantsher mistress.
"The managersaidto himself,'Whatshall I do,sincemy masteris takingthe managementawayfrom me? I am not strong enoughto dig;I am ashamedto beg.
And a centurion'sslave,whowas highly regardedby him, was sickand aboutto die.
But she who gives herself to wanton pleasureis deadeven while she lives.