17a. Cha vel fer erbee cha bouyr, as eshyn nagh jean clashtyn = There is no man so deaf, as he who will not hear (see The Body).
- *Ta niart erskyn kiart = Might is above right.
- *Er ny ard-gheiney hig ard-cherraghey = On the chief men will come chief punishment (see Punishments).
- *Lhiat myr hoill oo = To thee as thou deservest.
- *Tra t'ou jannoo yn trie, jean yn oarlagh = When thou art doing the foot, do the inch.
24. — Goodness, Evil and Evil Doing.
80. Eshyn ghuirrys skeeallyn hayrrys skeeallyn = He who hatches tales shall be caught by tales.
81. Share yn olk shione dooin, na yn olk nagh nhione dooin = Better the evil we know, than the evil we do not know.
82. S'beayn dagh olk = Every evil is durable.
83. Shaghyn dagh olk = Avoid every evil.
84. Cha smooinee rieau er yn olk nagh ren = [One] never thinks of the evil [one] did not do.
85. My olk ayn, smessey ass = If bad [is] in, worse [may be] out.
4a. Ta chengey ny host ny share na olk y ghra = A silent tongue is better than evil speaking (see The Body).
- *S'olk yn eean ta broghey e edd hene = How bad the fowl that defiles its own nest (see Birds).
25. — Gratitude, Ingratitude.
26a. Ta bee eeit jarroodit = Eaten food is forgotten (see Food).
26. — Happiness, Misery.
86. Cha vel eshyn laccal gerjagh ta goaill soylley jeh aigney booiagh = He wants not happiness who enjoys a contented mind.
27. — Hope, Disappointment.
87. Cronk glass foddey voym, loam, loam tra roshym eh = A green hill [when] far from me, bare, bare when I reach it (see Country Objects).
