"If thou plowest, labor steadily in the field, that God may make it great in thine hand; let not thy mouth be filled at thy neighbor's table. _It is a great thing to make disturbance of the silent._ Verily he who possesseth prudence is as the possessor of goods: _he taketh like a crocodile from the officials_. [?] Beg not as a poor man of him who is without children, and make no boast of him. The father is important when the mother that beareth is wanting, and another woman is added unto her:[291] _a man may produce a god such that the tribe shall pray [to be allowed] to follow him._" 10. [If unsuccessful, take work under a good master; be respectful to those who have risen in the world.] "If thou failest, follow a successful man; let all thy conduct be good before God. When thou knowest that a little man hath advanced, let not thine heart be proud towards him by reason of what thou knowest of him; a man who hath advanced, be respectful to him in proportion to what hath arrived to him; for behold, possessions do not come of themselves, it is their [the gods'] law for those whom they love: verily he who hath risen, he hath been prudent for himself, and it is God that maketh his success; and he would punish him for it if he were indolent." 11. [Take reasonable recreation.] "Follow thy heart the time that thou hast; do not more than is commanded; diminish not the time of following the heart; that is abomination to the soul, that its moment[292] should be disregarded. Spend not [on labor] the time of each day beyond what [is necessary] for furnishing thy house. When possessions are obtained, follow the heart; for possessions are not made full use of if [the owner] is _weary_." 12. [Treatment of a son.] "If thou art a successful man and thou makest a son by God's grace [?], if he is accurate, goeth again in thy way and attendeth to thy business on the proper occasion, do unto him every good thing: he is thy son to whom it belongeth, that thy _Ka_ begat: estrange not thy heart from him; _inheritance_ [?] _maketh quarrels_. [?] If he err and transgress thy way, and refuseth [?] everything said while his mouth babbleth vain words...." 13. [Be patient in the law court.] "If thou art in the council hall, standing and sitting until thy going [forward], that hath been commanded for thee on the earliest day: go not away if thou art kept back, while the face is attentive to him who entereth and reporteth, and the place of him who is summoned is broad.[293] The council hall is according to rule, and all its method according to measure. It is God that promoteth position; it is not done to those who are ready of elbows." 14. [Make friends with all men.] 15. [Report progress, whether good or evil, to your chief.] 16. [A leader with wide instructions should pursue a far-sighted policy.] 17. [A leader should listen to complaints.] 18. [Beware of women.]