Lessons for Daily Life
My child, (let’s talk about debt) …if you have put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger …if you have trapped yourself by your agreement and are caught by what you said …follow my advice and save yourself …for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy. Now swallow your pride; …go and beg to have your name erased. Don’t put it off; …do it now! Don’t rest until you do. Save yourself like a gazelle escaping from a hunter …like a bird fleeing from a net. (Now let’s talk about working hard, being frugal, and saving) Take a lesson from the ants …you lazybones. Learn from their ways …and become wise! Though they have no prince …or governor …or ruler ...to make them work …they labor hard all summer …gathering food for the winter. But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep? When will you wake up? A little extra sleep …a litt...