1. The wise man who is content with his life
Is not one who grieves for what is past and gone

2. Do not despise the weak among men
For each person will reap what they have sown

3. Do not reveal your secret to other than the wise
Nor to one who may spread it if they become upset

4. A man may scorn what he desires and pursue it
Until it becomes the cause of his downfall

5. The worst of companions is one whose friendship
Shifts with the times whenever fear or greed calls

6. If you abandon a man, beware his enmity
He who plants thorns does not harvest grapes

7. Though the enemy may feign peace
If he spies a chance, he will pounce and leap