1. Everyone is accustomed to the origin and upbringing of their ancestors
The keeper of honor brings honor, while the despicable fall

2. The branch drinks and is watered from its wood
And the bitter aloe is bitter even if it drinks from urns

3. Goodness is lasting, while vices lose their strength
And the despised is despicable, the soul becomes base and defective

4. Some people's livelihood depends on sailing ships
While others' depends on emptying chamber pots

5. This one walks openly on the straight path
While that one blocks the quarter where his beloved lives

6. Do not trust friends even if their talk is adorned
Whoever betrayed you once, will early betray again

7. And be aware, the man of many words can be lacking
How many appear good to you, yet they fall short

8. O good traits, since the day you came into being
Beware your enemy, lest he betray you when you are unwary

9. For your enemy's goal is you and your demise
He plants in your heart the spears of his stabs

10. And whoever suckled at the teat of your enemy, desiring it
The whelp is the cub of the she-wolf you know

11. For the bird, the falcon, its deception is in its feathers
The ignorant one who is impressed by abundant plumage

12. For the free and the dogs there is cunning and strategy
And the difference is in the deeds, even if they both fly