Part 3: On cageyness, caution, moderation, patience, and prudence
Sdot
  gb k r , a n k r o re,   gb k - gb l s .
  gb k makes a sound and we say the sound is foul, and then   gb k lends its voice in its support.
(Do not choose to do things that others before you have been condemned for doing.)
e-k -r -mi, al j t so gi m r n.
Exhibitionist, a dog owner who ties a sheep's mane around his own neck.
(Do not go to too great lengths to call people's attention to yourself.)
[93]
  k nf d h ? l f m fi di on l .
May I perch here awhile? is the ruse by which the climber-parasite becomes a permanent resident.
(Give people an inch, and they are liable to take several miles.)
e- - e d w f , b e y d r -u w n.
The habit that made a person a pawn: if the person persists in it it will make him or her a slave.
(One should desist from pursuits that have proved unprofitable.)
e- - e ew r l g nt n fiy s .
The habit of the goat is what the sheep pays attention to.
(One would be wise to learn from the behaviour and plight of fools.)
93. gi is a ram's mane used as an ornamental collar around a dog's neck.
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