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Rh 89. Countenance is the appearance of man, Colours of horses are the shapes of them.

90. The fool is unreasonably afraid of his wife. Virtuous woman serves her husband with respected life.

91. Can get good words with difficulty. But obnoxious words get easily.

92. Virtuous wife is a source of honor to her husband’s fame, And vicious woman will infallibly bring him to shame.

93. A mouth is an injurious axe to men, So the words are cutters of tongues in them.

94. Shut your mouth and quietly hold your tongue. ’T’will be peace in any place you come.

95. A good word to personal benefit, warm like silk and cotton, or woolen sheet.

96. Hurtful words to bodily injuries, Sharp like thorns of roses and bamboo trees.

97. Good advice of half a couple rhymes, Is fully worth thousands of gold coins.

98. The injurious words to personal life. Wounded the feelings like cuts by a knife.

99. If a daily meal of one morning be starved, Justice between father and son may be blushed.

100. As an event is not happened, So then wit would not be lengthened.

101. A cock will not remiss time to crow, And dog won’t let its barking forego.

102. Men with wealth should friendly lie. And gold with fire burnt to try.

103. Leaves dropped down on nine places upon the land. And roots are closely stuck in one position.