All the streams flow into the sea, but the sea is not full, and to the place where the streams flow, there they will flow again.

Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal's spirit descends into the earth?

Though the stillborn child came into the world for no reason and departed into darkness, though its name is shrouded in darkness,

Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.