If thou seest the poor to be oppressed and wrongfully dealt withal, so that equity and the right of the law is wrested in the land: marvel not thou at such judgment, for one great man keepeth touch with another, and the mighty help themselves together.

And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.

I have seen slaves riding on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Apportion what you have into seven, or even eight parts, because you don't know what disaster might befall the land.