Let them be for thyself alone, And not for strangers with thee.

With her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.

If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.