On Life and Conduct
1 A good name is to be more desired than great wealth;
Favor is better than silver and gold.
7 The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
26 Do not be among those who shake hands,
Among those who become guarantors for debts.
27 If you have nothing with which to repay,
Why should he take your bed from under you?