¹⁴ “Bad, bad,” says the buyer,
    then goes away and boasts.

² As a stake is driven firmly into a fissure between stones,
    so sin is wedged in between selling and buying.^(A)

¹¹ Do not consult with a woman about her rival
    or with a coward about war,
with a merchant about business
    or with a buyer about selling,
with a miser about generosity^[a]
    or with the merciless about kindness,
with an idler about any work
    or with a seasonal laborer about finishing the job,
with a lazy slave about a big task—
    pay no attention to any advice they give.^(A)